One ever feels his two-ness.” - The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. “It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity. Charnelle currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband. She is the illustrator of Remember to Dream, Ebere The Real Santa Just Like Mama and many other titles. Creating images and stories that speak to the hearts of children and those that guide them is her greatest joy. She received her BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and her MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She lives with her family in Chicago, Illinois.Ĭharnelle Pinkney Barlow was born and raised in Poughkeepsie, New York. Natasha is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and is the cofounder of Voonderbar! Media, a project seeking to expand the depictions of children of color in media. She is the author of the bestselling picture book I Love My Hair!, Bippity Bop Barbershop, and The Me I Choose to Be, among other titles. About the Natasha Anastasia Tarpley started writing when she was seven years old, and from that young age she understood that stories could change the world.
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