Floyd Cooper (illustrator)

Floyd Cooper (January 8, 1956 – July 15, 2021) was an American illustrator of children's books. He was based in Easton, Pennsylvania[1] and has worked with Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Eloise Greenfield, Howard Bryant, Joyce Carol Thomas, Bill Martin Jr and many more.[2] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma.[3]

Floyd Cooper
Born(1956-01-08)January 8, 1956
Tulsa, OK
DiedJuly 15, 2021(2021-07-15) (aged 65)
Easton, PA
OccupationAuthor and Illustrator
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's picture books
Notable worksGrandpa's Face by Eloise Greenfield
Notable awardsCoretta Scott King Award 4 Honors

American Library Association 10 Notables

NAACP 2 Image Award Nominations

Personal

Floyd grew up in low income housing, in Tulsa, OK. In school his teacher's began to notice his illustrations and submitted his work to a scholarship committee. After Graduating from The University of Oklahoma, Floyd began to work for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. He later moved to Manhattan where he struggled before he got his first contract with Penguin Books[4] Floyd's first illustrated book was published in 1988 and written by Eloise Greenfield.

Awards

Floyd was awarded a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award,[5] for The Blacker the Berry a Coretta Scott King Award Illustrator Honor,[6] a Golden Kite Award for A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream.[7] and a Charlotte Zolotow Award for Max and the Tag-Along Moon written by Floyd himself.[8] Laura Charlotte received a Parents' Choice Award and a School Library Journal Best Books citation.[9][10]

Selected works

References
  1. "30 Second Bio". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  2. "Floyd Cooper". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "Harper Collins Publisher". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  4. "Grandpa's Face-Interview with Illustrator Floyd Cooper". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. "Kadir Nelson, Floyd Cooper win 2009 Coretta Scott King Book Awards". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. "The Coretta Scott King Book Awards". Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. "2015 Golden Kite Winners". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  8. "Award Winning Books by Floyd Cooper". Retrieved 11 Mar 2020.
  9. "Kathryn O. Galbraith." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2011. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 5 May 2023.
  10. "Kathryn O. Galbraith." Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale, 2011. Gale Literature Resource Center. Accessed 5 May 2023.
  11. "Laura Charlotte by Kathryn O. Galbraith". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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