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Sean Qualls

Sean Qualls
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Sean Qualls

Sean Qualls has created art for magazines, newspapers, advertisements and children's books. His work is a mixed media combination of painting, drawing, and collage. Sean is the illustrator of Before John was a Jazz Giant, which received the Coretta Scott King Honor award; The Baby on the Way (FSG), a New York Times Notable Book, Powerful Words (Scholastic); Poet Slave of Cuba (HENRY HOLT), a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book; How We Are Smart (Lee & Low) and Dizzy (Scholastic) an ALA Notable, Kirkus Best Book, BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Booklist Editors' Choice, Horn Book Magazine Fanfare Book, and a Child Magazine Best Book. His... Read full bio

Giant Steps to Change the World will be released on May 03, 2011 in eBook
May 03, 2011
Giant Steps to Change the World is now available in eBook
May 03, 2011
Little Cloud and Lady Wind will be released on April 19, 2011 in eBook
Apr 19, 2011
Little Cloud and Lady Wind is now available in eBook
Apr 19, 2011
Giant Steps to Change the World is now available in Hardcover
Jan 04, 2011
Giant Steps to Change the World will be released on January 04, 2011 in Hardcover
Jan 04, 2011
Dec 18, 2010
Little Cloud and Lady Wind will be released on January 26, 2010 in Hardcover
Jan 26, 2010
Little Cloud and Lady Wind is now available in Hardcover
Jan 26, 2010
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Little Cloud and Lady Wind
Oct 29, 2009
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Little Cloud and Lady Wind
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Cleveland Live, February 5, 2012
...s titles. An unforgettable tale about memory, freedom and love. Grade: A- Freedom Song Sally M. Walker and Sean Qualls After his wife and children are sold, Henry "Box" Brown can't stand to be enslaved any longer. He packs himself into a wooden box and...
Cleveland Live, February 4, 2012
...s titles. An unforgettable tale about memory, freedom and love. Grade: A- Freedom Song Sally M. Walker and Sean Qualls After his wife and children are sold, Henry "Box" Brown can't stand to be enslaved any longer. He packs himself into a wooden box and...
Hispanic PR Wire, December 16, 2011
...writing, readers will marvel at his enduring strength and persistence to attain freedom. The book is illustrated by Sean Qualls and published by Holt. -- “’The Poet Slave of Cuba’ is a heartbreaking, memorable story of love, determination and hope....
Kirkus Reviews, September 9, 2011
...Front row: Hyewon Yum, me (Julie Danielson), Sophie Blackall, Cecilia Yung, Erin Stead Back row: Scott Gustafson, Bates, Sean Qualls, John Bemelmans Marciano Tell me about this year’s winners. This year’s Gold Medal went to Rosalyn Schanzer for her...
Hispanic PR Wire, July 4, 2011
...writing, readers will marvel at his enduring strength and persistence to attain freedom. The book is illustrated by Sean Qualls and published by Holt. -- “’The Poet Slave of Cuba’ is a heartbreaking, memorable story of love, determination and hope....
Houston Chronicle, May 18, 2011
...Savage, author/illustrator of Where's Walrus? Edwin Fotheringham, illustrator of Tony Baloney Barbara McClintock, illustrator of fairy-tale retellings Sean Qualls, illustrator of Dizzy Raina Telgemeier, author/illustrator of Smile NO PURCHASE NECESSARY....
Ulitzer, May 18, 2011
...Savage, author/illustrator of Where's Walrus? Edwin Fotheringham, illustrator of Tony Baloney Barbara McClintock, illustrator of fairy-tale retellings Sean Qualls, illustrator of Dizzy Raina Telgemeier, author/illustrator of Smile NO PURCHASE NECESSARY....
La Bloga, June 22, 2011
...The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and...
Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf, May 15, 2011
...Savage, author/illustrator of Where's Walrus?; Edwin Fotheringham, illustrator of Tony Baloney; Barbara McClintock, illustrator of fairy-tale retellings; Sean Qualls, illustrator of Dizzy; and RainaTelgemeier, author/illustrator of Smile. To extend the...
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, May 12, 2011
...Bird in a Box , published last month by Little Brown — with cover art and opening-chapter illustrations from Sean Qualls . The Kirkus link will be here tomorrow morning. * * * Last week’s column was all about David Almond’s and Dave McKean’s ...
YA Bliss, May 10, 2011
...participating in the auction are: Norman Bridwell, Bruce Degen, Edwin Fotheringham, Mary GrandPré, Barbara McClintock, Jon J Muth, Sean Qualls, Stephen Savage, David Shannon, Jeff Smith, Mark Teague and Raina Telgemeier." 0 comments: Post a Comment Say...
Anna's Book Blog, May 10, 2011
...Baloney; David Shannon, author/illustrator of No, David! and its sequels; Jeff Smith, author/illustrator of the BONE graphic novels; Sean Qualls, illustrator of Dizzy; Mark Teague, author/illustrator of the LaRue series and illustrator of the How Do...
Geeky Blogger's Book Blog, May 9, 2011
...available through the online charity auction to benefit literacy organizations until June 5 at Scholastic.com/readeveryday.   Illustrator Sean Qualls with his original work which was inspired by a variety of picture books, including his own "Dizzy", New...