Nicole Tadgell is an award-winning African American illustrator for children. Her luminous, expressive illustrations warmly portray childhood life for children of all races. She has illustrated over twenty picture books for trade and educational publishers and has received numerous honors including the Children’s Africana Book Award and the Americas Award. Tadgell and her husband live in Spencer, Massachusetts. Learn more about Nicole Tadgell at nicoletadgell.blogspot.com.