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Lala Watkins

Lala Watkins is an author-illustrator extraordinaire whose work is like a summer pool party and everyone's invited! She graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design and Interactive Communications from Ringling College of Art & Design. Her books have received numerous starred reviews, been selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard choice, and received a Children's Africana Honor. She is the author and illustrator of Hello, Sun! and the illustrator of Scarecited on the First Day of School, Sankofa, and Bus Stop, among others. She is also an experienced presenter and workshop leader at conferences for organizations such as SCBWI and the Highlights Foundation.
Hello, Sun!
Sankofa

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Hello, Sun!
Sankofa

Four Emerging Authors and Illustrators to Create Books Inspired by Dr. Seuss’s Unpublished Original Sketches

Dr. Seuss Enterprises (DSE) and Random House Children’s Books (RHCB) have announced the lineup of authors and illustrators who will create the first original books inspired by Ted Geisel’s (aka Dr. Seuss) unpublished sketches and illustrations for Seuss Studios, a new line of books in the Dr. Seuss publishing program at RHCB announced in 2022.

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