Don Tate | |
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 Tate at the 2022 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | December 21, 1963 |
| Occupation | Illustrator, author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children's books, African-American literature |
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Don Tate (born December 21, 1963) is an American author and illustrator of books for children. Tate creates both fiction and nonfiction picture books, with a focus on the biographies of little-known historical figures. He is also a strong advocate for more literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people. He notes that as a child he had to read the encyclopedia to discover a multicultural world; based on the children's books of his day he "thought the world was white".[1] He co-founded the Brown Bookshelf, a blog designed to push the awareness of African Americans writing and illustrating books for young people. Tate also assisted in the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign to help put more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of readers.[2]
- ^ "CBC Diversity: Industry Q&A with Author-Illustrator Don Tate". Children's Book Council. October 21, 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ Vane, Sharyn (April 10, 2015). "Local authors leading campaign for more diverse children's books". Austin American Statesman. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.