Daniel Minter

BIO

DANIEL MINTER has illustrated over a dozen children’s books, including Going Down Home with Daddy which won a 2020 Caldecott Honor and Ellen’s Broom which won a Coretta Scott King Illustration Honor. He is known for his work in the mediums of painting and assemblage. He lives in Portland, Maine.


AND SHE WAS LOVED: TONI MORRISON’S LIFE IN STORIES

Stunning poetry and illustrations And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life In Stories introduce a new generation to the beloved literary icon Toni Morrison. The book is written by New York Times bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Daniel Minter.

From imaginative child to visionary storyteller, Toni Morrison was a fiercely inspiring writer that helped change the world. This poetic picture book is part love letter and part biography, praising the power of this Nobel Prize winner. With its tender refrain, readers will know how much Morrison’s stories — and their own — mean to the world. She was loved — and so are they!