Christian Robinson – you matter
Christian Robinson is a picture book author and illustrator. He won a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET by Matt de la Peña. LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET also won the Newbery Medal.
YOU MATTER is a picture book that blends self-love with different viewpoints of space and time, inviting the reader to engage with our world in new ways and see how everyone is connected and that everyone matters.
Making Space with Christian Robinson: Anger
When anger arises, there are usually other emotions just below the surface. It can be difficult to express yourself with words when emotions run high. Perhaps pictures can give us another way to show how we feel.
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