Eric Velasquez

Photograph by Laura Fuchs

About The Author

Eric Velasquez earned his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and has illustrated more than thirty children’s books, earning a Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent, an NAACP Image Award, the 2011 Pura Belpré Award for Illustration, the 2018 Walter Award, and an SCBWI’s Golden Kite Award. 

Books by Eric Velasquez

Pecosita's Freckly Freckle Face
By Aliya King Neil and Shane Paul Neil
Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
A little girl loves the gorgeous freckles that adorn her face and make her special. no matter what anyone else says, in this fresh, lively picture book perfect for fans of I Am Enough and Skin Like Mine.
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A Sweet Smell of Roses
By Angela Johnson
Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
Two young girls not only witness but help to change history in this inspiring and urgent Civil Rights-era picture book by three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Angela Johnson.
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