Sean Qualls
BIO
SEAN QUALLS’s work is a mixed media combination of painting, drawing, and collage. He has illustrated many picture books, including Before John Was a Jazz Giant, which received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award; The Poet Slave of Cuba,a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book; Dizzy,an ALA Notable Book, a Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Child Magazine best book, as well as BCCB Blue Ribbon Book and a Booklist Editor’s Choice; and Emmanuel’s Dream, was a Schneider Award winner and an Amazon Best Book of the Month. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
THE IDEA IN YOU
A joyous exploration of imagination and finding inspiration that will uplift kids to find their own creative pursuits, The Idea in You is the debut picture book from Questlove–New York Times bestselling author, six-time GRAMMY Award–winning drummer, producer, and Academy Award–winning filmmaker—and Coretta Scott King Honor Award–winning illustrator Sean Qualls.