Janelle Washington

Janelle Washington (born September 18, 1977) is an African American paper cut artist and illustrator of children's picture books. She is known for her illustrations of the book Choosing Brave, the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till and how she handled her son's death.

Personal
Washington was born in 1977 in Virginia. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Awards

 * 2023 Caldecott Honor for Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
 * 2023 John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator for Choosing Brave
 * 2023 Sibert Honor for Choosing Brave
 * 2023 The Walter Dean Myers Award for Choosing Brave
 * 2023 Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Choosing Brave
 * 2023 Pictus Honor Award for Choosing Brave
 * 2023 Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for Choosing Brave
 * 2023 Cybils Award for Choosing Brave