Shane W. Evans has illustrated numerous books for children, including Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson and Underground, recipient of four starred reviews, both for Roaring Brook Press. He lives with his family in Kansas City, Missouri.
Shane W. Evans has created pictures for over 50 books for children, including
Why?,
Mixed Me!, and
My Friend! He has worked with authors including Shaquille O'Neal, Andrea Davis Pinkney, and Holly Robinson Peete. His awards and honors include Jane Addams Honor Book awards for
Lillian's Right to Vote and
We March; and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom, all of which he wrote and illustrated. Shane also received an NAACP Image Award for his collaborative work with the Peete family on
My Brother Charlie. Follow him at: shaneevans.com&dreamstudio777.com