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Charles R. Smith Jr.

Charles R. Smith Jr. is the acclaimed poet and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator of My People, a picture book based on the poem by Langston Hughes. He is also the illustrator of If, and he won the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for his book Twelve Rounds To Glory. He grew up in California and attended the Brooks Institute of Photography. A magazine and book cover photographer in addition to a picture book creator, Charles now lives with his wife and son in Poughkeepsie, New York. Visit him on the web at www.charlesrsmithjr.com.

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Stars in the Shadows The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 By: Charles R. Smith Jr.

Illustrated by: Frank Morrison

This edition: Hardcover, 112 pages

Publication date: January 3, 2012

Ages: 8 - 12

Meet Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and other baseball heroes in this unique radio broadcast reenactment of a legendary All-Star Game, marking a pivotal time in sports history.1934, Chicago. Come step back in time to witness the...

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My People By: Langston Hughes

Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.

This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages

Publication date: January 6, 2009

Ages: 4 - 8

Langston Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribue to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory,...

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If A Father's Advice to His Son By: Rudyard Kipling

Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.

This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages

Publication date: March 27, 2007

Ages: above 6

What makes a boy into a man? Courage. Confidence. Patience. Integrity... For more than one hundred years, this classic poems has inspired readers to reach for the best in themselves. In pictures and words, here's...