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James Ransome (illustrator)

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James Ransome
Born (1961-09-25) September 25, 1961 (age 62)
North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationIllustrator
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationBA
Alma materPratt Institute
GenrePicture books
Years active1993–now
Notable worksBefore She Was Harriet
Notable awardsNAACP Image Award
SpouseLesa Cline-Ransome
Children4
Website
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James E. Ransome (born September 25, 1961, in North Carolina)[1] is an American illustrator of over 60 children's books. He has also illustrated greetings cards and magazines, and has been commissioned for murals, including three for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

Although Ransome was born in North Carolina, the family moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey while he was in high school. While there, he attended film making and photography classes, which influenced his style. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where his mentor was the illustrator Jerry Pinkney.[3]

Ransome is an associate professor in the School of Art at Syracuse University.[4] He and his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and family live in Rhinebeck, New York.[2]

Selected awards and honors[edit]

Ransome's The Bell Rang (2019) is Junior Library Guild book.[5] Additionally, 13 of the books Ransome has illustrated are Junior Library Guild books: Bimmi Finds a Cat (1997);[6] The Christmas Tugboat (2012);[7] Light in the Darkness (2013);[8] Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio (2014);[9] My Story, My Dance (2016);[10] Before She Was Harriet (2018);[11] Game Changers (2018); [12] The Creation (2019); [13] Gridiron (2020); [14] Overground Railroad (2020); [15] Hardcourt (2022); [16] Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge (2022); [17] and The Story of the Saxophone (2023).[18]

Before She Was Harriet was named one of the best books of 2017 by Booklist,[19] the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature,[20] the Chicago Public Library,[21] and Kirkus Reviews.[22] The following year, Booklist included it on their lists of the year's "Top 10 Diverse Picture Books" and "Top 10 Biographies for Youth".[23]

The Bell Rang was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature,[24] Chicago Public Library, The Horn Book Magazine, and Kirkus Reviews.[5] The following year, the National Council of Teachers of English included it on their Notable Poetry List.[5]

Awards for books Ransome illustrated
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1994 Uncle Jed's Barbershop Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator Honor [25]
1995 The Creation Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator Winner [25]
1999 Let My People Go NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Winner [26]
2008 Young Pele NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Finalist
2012 Before There Was Mozart NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Finalist [27]
2016 Granddaddy’s Turn NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Finalist [28]
2016 My Story, My Dance Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [29]
2018 Before She Was Harriet Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor [30]
Christopher Award for Books for Children Ages 6 and up Winner [31]
Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator Honor [25]
Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger Reader Honor [32]
Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Transitional Nonfiction Honor [33]
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children Finalist [34]
2019 Game Changers Orbis Pictus Award Recommended [29]
2020 The Bell Rang Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator Honor [25]
2023 Hardcourt Orbis Pictus Award Honor [35]

Publications[edit]

As author[edit]

  • Gunner, Football Hero. Holiday House. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8234-2053-7.[36]
  • A Joyful Christmas: A Treasury of New and Classic Songs, Poems, and Stories for the Holiday (Henry Holt, 2010)
  • New Red Bike!. Holiday House. 2011. ISBN 978-0-8234-2226-5.[37]
  • My Teacher (Dial Books, 2012)
  • The Bell Rang. Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1-442-42113-4.[5]

As illustrator[edit]

Picture Books[edit]

Middle Grade[edit]

  • in We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, text by Lesa Cline-Ransome (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2018)

References[edit]

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