Floyd Cooper
Photo by Jacob Blinkenstaff
FLOYD COOPER always dreamed of becoming an artist, and he has now illustrated dozens of books for children, including Jump! (From the Life of Michael Jordan), Back of the Bus, and Max and the Tag-Along Moon. He received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for his illustrations in Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. He lives in New Jersey with his family. Learn more about his work at floydcooper.com and follow him on Twitter @floydcooper4.
Freedom School, Yes!
Amy Littlesugar; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Sprouting Wings
Louisa Jaggar and Shari Becker; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Sisters and Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams
Howard Bryant; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
The Ring Bearer
Floyd Cooper; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Max and the Tag-Along Moon
Floyd Cooper; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
A Dance Like Starlight
Kristy Dempsey; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Back of the Bus
Aaron Reynolds; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Willie and the All-Stars
Floyd Cooper; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Jump!
Floyd Cooper; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Miz Berlin Walks
Jane Yolen; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Coming Home
Floyd Cooper; illustrated by Floyd Cooper
A Beach Tail
Karen Lynn Williams
Becoming Billie Holiday
Carole Boston Weatherford
Queen of the Track
Heather Lang