Christopher Eliopoulos, author portrait

Christopher Eliopoulos

Christopher Eliopoulos began his illustration career as a letterer for Marvel and has worked on thousands of comics, including Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Pet Avengers, and Cow Boy, all of which he wrote and illustrated. He is the illustrator of the New York Times–bestselling Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and their identical twin sons.
I am Taylor Swift
We are the Wright Brothers
I am Teddy Roosevelt
I am Princess Diana
I am George Washington
I am Simone Biles
Ordinary People Change the World: A Box of Heroes (5-Book Boxed Set)
We are The Beatles
I am Sally Ride
I am Stephen Hawking
The Imaginoodles
I am Jesse Owens
Ordinary People Change The World: 32-Book Set
You Can Change the World
I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I am Mister Rogers
I am Jackie Robinson
I am Helen Keller
I am Gandhi
A Little Emotional
I am Albert Einstein
I am Harriet Tubman
I am Temple Grandin
I am Sacagawea
I am John Lewis
I am Superman
I am Batman
I am Dolly Parton
I am I. M. Pei
I am Muhammad Ali
I am Malala Yousafzai
I am Oprah Winfrey
The Giggles Are Coming
I am Frida Kahlo
I am Anne Frank
I am Benjamin Franklin

Books

I am Taylor Swift
We are the Wright Brothers
I am Teddy Roosevelt
I am Princess Diana
I am George Washington
I am Simone Biles
Ordinary People Change the World: A Box of Heroes (5-Book Boxed Set)
We are The Beatles
I am Sally Ride
I am Stephen Hawking
The Imaginoodles
I am Jesse Owens
Ordinary People Change The World: 32-Book Set
You Can Change the World
I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I am Mister Rogers
I am Jackie Robinson
I am Helen Keller
I am Gandhi
A Little Emotional
I am Albert Einstein
I am Harriet Tubman
I am Temple Grandin
I am Sacagawea
I am John Lewis
I am Superman
I am Batman
I am Dolly Parton
I am I. M. Pei
I am Muhammad Ali
I am Malala Yousafzai
I am Oprah Winfrey
The Giggles Are Coming
I am Frida Kahlo
I am Anne Frank
I am Benjamin Franklin

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