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Theodore Taylor, III

Author

Bio

Theodore Taylor III is a children's book author and illustrator living in Richmond, Virginia with his wife Sarah and son Theo. He is the illustrator of Woke, Woke Baby, and the New York Times bestselling C is for Country by Lil Was X. He also received the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for his work on When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop. He is also the illustrator behind Shaquille O'Neal's Little Shaq Series. During the day he also works as a front-end web developer. His work is inspired by his love of music, comics, animation, video games, street art, and more. He is also a self-proclaimed pizza connoisseur.

Theodore Taylor, III Books

Off the Wall book cover

Off the Wall

Theodore Taylor, III
Woke book cover

Woke

Mahogany L. Browne
Woke Baby book cover

Woke Baby

Mahogany L. Browne
When the Beat Was Born book cover

When the Beat Was Born

Laban Carrick Hill
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