What Do You Know? Snow! by Cheryl Willis Hudson

Good Night Baby, illustrated by George Ford, Scholastic ( New York, NY), 1992. Good Morning Baby, illustrated by George Ford, Scholastic ( New York, NY), 1992. Ford) Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, Just Us Books (East Orange, NJ), 1990. MemberĪfro-Bets ABC Book, Just Us Books (East Orange, NJ), 1987.Īfro-Bets 123 Book, Just Us Books (East Orange, NJ), 1987. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, art editor Macmillan Publishing, New York, NY, design manager Arete Publishing Company, Princeton, NJ, assistant art director freelance art director, graphic designer, and design consultant Just Us Books, Orange, NJ, co-founder and publisher, 1988. Office - Just Us Books, 301 Main St., Ste. Home - 202 Dodd St., East Orange, NY 07017. post-graduate work at Northeastern University. She lives in Northern New Jersey with her family.Born April 7, 1948, in Portsmouth, VA daughter of Hayes Elijah III (an insurance executive) and Lillian (an educator maiden name, Watson) Willis married Wade Hudson (president of Just Us Books), Jchildren: Katura, Stephan. She loves to visit schools and libraries to talk with children and parents.įor fun, Cheryl sings with friends in an amateur acappella vocal group. As a diversity workshop facilitator and speaker she shares her experience and expertise in developing curricula of inclusions with schools and educational organizations. She is co-editor with Wade Hudson of We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices and The Talk:Conversations About Race, Love & Truth (Crown Books for Young Readers).Īs an author, Cheryl Willis Hudson crafts vibrant and engaging multicultural books that allow children of color to see themselves positively reflected in society. Hudson's AFRO-BETS® ABC Book was Just Us Books' first published title.Ĭheryl Willis Hudson has written over 24 children's books, including the classic Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, Many Colors of Mother Goose, and Come By Here, Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children, Hold Christmas In Your Heart, What Do You Know, Snow!, the What a Baby board book series (Scholastic, Inc.) Hands Can (Candlewick), My Friend Maya Loves to Dance (Abrams) and From Where I Stand (Marimba Books).

Noticing a lack of quality Black-interest books for her own two children, in 1988, Cheryl Hudson and her husband Wade formed Just Us Books, Inc., a publishing company that specializes in children's books that focus on Black experiences, history and culture. Author, publisher and entrepreneur, Cheryl Willis Hudson began her career doing textbook design for publishers such as Houghton Mifflin and Macmillan.

What Do You Know? Snow! by Cheryl Willis Hudson