5/7/2023 0 Comments 28 days by charles r smith jr![]() Prior to his career in children’s literature, he worked as a freelance photographer doing magazine shoots, novel covers and even projects for a cruise line. Smith, the husband and father of two, is a graduate of the Brooks Institute of Photography, and a California native who currently resides in Poughkeepsie, New York. ![]() In the years that have followed this work of happenstance, Smith has written, or photo-illustrated (or both!) more than 20 titles for young readers, including: Hoop Kings and Hoop Queens Brown Sugar Babies Loki and Alex I Am America Dance With Me The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth and My People (Ginee Seo, 2009), recent winner of the 2010 Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustration. ![]() regarding his first book for children, Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls and Rhythms (Dutton, 1999). “This was my first book and it came about by accident,” says Charles R. ![]()
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