R. Gregory Christie

Richard Gregory Christie (born July 26, 1971) is an American author and illustrator of picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels, and album covers best known for his Coretta Scott King Award-winning books ''No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller, Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal,'' and ''Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Only Passing Through,'' and the NAACP Image Award-winning ''Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change.''

He has illustrated more than 60 books. Provided by Wikipedia