Kadir Nelson is a naturally gifted artist whose extraordinary talent continues to develop and be discovered. Before the age of 30, Nelson had already illustrated children’s books, sold paintings to celebrities, and worked on a movie directed by Steven Spielberg.
Nelson received the 2012 Coretta Scott King Award for writing and illustrating Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. In 2007 Kadir Nelson received a Caldecott Honor for his evocative illustrations in Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. In 2008 he won a second Caldecott Honor for his artwork in Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad.
Books by this illustrator
![A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2021-05/strong%20right%20arm.jpg?itok=F9ZO2_gO)
A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson
Age Level:
Middle Grade Genre:
Biography Published:
2004
![harriet tubman](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2021-07/moses-when-harriet-tubman.jpg?itok=UgIgDfWl)
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Age Level:
Middle Grade Genre:
Nonfiction, Poetry Published:
2006
![The Undefeated](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/2021-08/the-undefeated.jpg?itok=fUUFUiyG)
The Undefeated
Age Level:
Middle Grade Genre:
Poetry Published:
2019