Gene Barretta is an award-winning author and illustrator of
children's books. Among his honors are the Carolyn W. Field Award
and the Bank Street Cook Prize Honor. His books include Lincoln and
Kennedy: A Pair to Compare, Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of
Benjamin Franklin, and Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones. Gene has
contributed illustration and animation to Sesame Street and Between
the Lions. He has also designed characters for the Jim Henson
Company. He lives in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. You can visit him
online at www.genebarretta.com.
Frank Morrison is the award-winning illustrator of many books for
young readers, including Jazzy Miz Mozetta by Brenda C. Roberts,
winner of the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent,
Katheryn Russell-Brown's Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, and
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book Let the Children March.
He lives in Georgia with his family. You can visit him online at
www.morrisongraphics.com.
"The substantial text holds readers on each spread long enough to appreciate not only the subject matter of the painted illustrations, but Morrison's artistic techniques--strong strokes and careful dots, artful combinations of textures and shapes... Memorable art earns this biography a respectable place on the shelf. " - Kirkus Reviews"An expressive picture book... Barretta creates a strong impression of Carver's delight in nature, drive to learn, and sense of purpose. The oil paintings by Morrison, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor recipient, reinforce those impressions with glorious scenes of the woodland garden and sensitive, dignified portrayals of Carver." - Booklist (starred review)"Barretta opens this sensitive biography on a moment of triumph as Carver overcomes the scorn of a roomful of white congressmen in 1921... Through myriad lush garden scenes and impressive portraiture by Morrison, Carver emerges as a generous figure, a "living folk hero," able to do whatever he set out to and "always ready to serve humanity."" - Publishers Weekly"The beautiful oil on board illustrations show the wonder of young Carver as he contemplates the petals on a flower or the first green sprouts of spring. Barretta's prose, combined with Morrison's art, fully illuminates the depth of Carter's considerable contributions to the science of agriculture, the farming community, and racial equality... A well-thought-out biography that highlights a different side of Carver and will be a first purchase for school and -public library collections." - School Library Journal (starred review)
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