Tami Charles is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including the picture book All Because You Matter (illustrated by Bryan Collier) and the novels Muted , Like Vanessa , and Becoming Beatriz .
He has won five more Coretta Scott King Awards and three Coretta Scott King Honors..
His first book, Uptown , won the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Award.
He has won four Caldecott Honors for Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, Martin\'s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, and Dave the Potter by Laban Carack Hill.
He began painting at the age of 15 and eventually landed a scholarship to attend Pratt Institute in New York.
He has successfully channeled his creative energy and love of art into an illustrious career as a children\'s book illustrator and writer.
For more information on Tami, visit tamiwrites.com Bryan Collier loves to paint.
After college, Tami worked as an educator for thirteen years before pursuing her childhood dream of becoming an author.
They performed for Boyz II Men, BET, and Showtime at the Apollo , and had a one-hit wonder on the radio.
In her teens and early twenties, Tami enjoyed a taste of fame as a member of an all-girl R&B trio.
Tami Charles is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including the picture book All Because You Matter (illustrated by Bryan Collier) and the novels Muted , Like Vanessa , and Becoming Beatriz
