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Don Tate is an American activist, illustrator of books for children, and author. As an activist, Don promotes racial and cultural inclusiveness in children’s literature. He notes that he had to read the encyclopedia as a child to discover a multicultural world. Based on the children’s books of his day, Don “thought the world was white”.
He is the co-founder of the young African American blog called The Brown Bookshelf. Also, Don helps run the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign to improve the diversity of material in children’s books.
Don Tate Age
He was born on December 21, 1963, in the United States of America. Don is 58 years old.
Don Tate Height
He is a man of average stature. Don stands at the height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.73m).
Don Tate Family
He was born to his father and mother in the United States of America. Don holds American nationality but belongs to the African American ethnicity. However, he has not shared any information regarding his parents or siblings.
Don Tate Wife
He is a married man. Don, his wife, Tammy, and his son, Kolby currently live in Austin, Texas,
Don Tate Street
He started his career as an illustrator with Peter Mandel’s Say Hey: A Song of Willie Mays (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, 2000). Don’s first book as an author is titled It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw. The book was illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and published in 2012 by Lee & Low Books. The book is a “captivating” biography of a folk artist and a former slave called Bill Traylor.
It received numerous awards including a Lee & Low New Voices Honor Award as well as an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor. The same book was selected as a Kirkus Best Children’s Books List Selection. In 2012, it became a Booklist Editors’ Choice and a New York Public Library Top 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. Also, the same book became one of Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of the Year.
Don Tate Author
Don’s 2015 illustrated picture book titled Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton tells the story of the 19th-century slave in Chatham County, North Carolina. He subsequently became the first African American in the Southern United States to write a book. Don was inspired to write about Horton through a friend. He researched his life in the University of North Carolina archives. The national launch of the book was hosted by The Wilson Library at UNC on September 3, 2015.
The book was described as “A lovely introduction to an inspirational American poet” by a review in the School Library Journal. The same book was described as “a moving biography of a slave who taught himself to read using a discarded spelling book” by The Boston Globe. Don won an Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, A Christopher, and also a Texas Institute of Letters book prize in 2016. He became the recipient of the 2021’s Texas Book Festival’s Texas Writer Award.
In addition, he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters in 2022. In most cases, Don’s work revolves around historical figures who persisted during the period of American slavery. Done was quoted in the New York Times article titled”‘A Fine Dessert’: Judging a Book by the Smile of a Slave,” saying, “children’s books needed to show a range of experience, including suffering and enduring.” He spoke about his work with stories of enslaved people and preserving these important narratives in the 2016 television segment of Texas Country Reporter. Don emphasized on the importance of telling children the truth and not sugar coating history.
Don Tate Books
As the Author
– 2021 Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes. Abrams.
– 2020 William Still And His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad. Peachtree Publishers.
– 2017 Strong As Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became The Strongest Man On Earth. Charlesbridge Publishing.
– 2012 It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Lee & Low Books.
– 2015 Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. Peachtree Publishers.
Don Tate Illustrator
He has illustrated the following books.
– 2022 Roto and Roy: Helicopter Heroes.
– 2020 Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
– 2019 Carter Reads The Newspaper
– 2018 No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas (Random House Children’s Books / Alfred A. Knopf BFYR
– 2018 Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band
– 2018 Par-Tay! Dance of the Veggies (And Their Friends)
– 2016Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream on Inventions
– 2015 The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
– 2013 The Cart That Carried Martin
– 2012 Hope’s Gift (Putnam Juvenile )
– 2011 Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite (Charlesbridg )
– 2010 She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story (HarperCollins )
– 2009 Ron’s Big Mission (Dutton)
– 2007 I Am My Granda’s Enkelin (Paraclete Press)
– 2006 The Hidden Feast (August House)
Don Tate Net Worth
He is an American activist, illustrator of books for children, and author. Don has accumulated an estimated net worth of $3,697,671.
How Old Is Don Tate
Don is 58 years old. He was born on December 21, 1963, in the United States of America.
Who Is Don Tate
Don is an American activist, illustrator of books for children, and author. As an activist, Don promotes racial and cultural inclusiveness in children’s literature. He notes that he had to read the encyclopedia as a child to discover a multicultural world.
Is Don Tate Married
Yes. Don, his wife, Tammy, and his son, Kolby currently live in Austin, Texas,