Frank Morrison

Growing up in New Jersey, Frank Morrison began developing his own style through ‘R.I.P’ art scenes that brought him considerable street recognition and local acclaim. But it wasn’t until he visited the Louvre Museum in Paris with his dancing group, that he realized painting was his true creative path. His talent and hard work paid off with over 20 illustrated children’s books, including the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award winner, Jazzy Miz Mozetta and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book, Little Melba and her Big Trombone.
Awards / Honors
- 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor – Let the Children March
- 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
- 2017 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books – Clayton Byrd Goes Underground and One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
- 2017 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Nomination – Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
- 2017 NYPL’s Best Books for Kids – One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
- 2015 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2005 Coretta Scott King, John Steptoe Award, New Talent – Jazzy Miz Mozetta
- 2017 Bank Street’s Best Children Books of the Year – The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
- 2017 CCBC Choices – The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
- 2017 CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People – The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
- Spring 2016 Junior Library Guild Selection – The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
- 2016-17 Nominated for North Carolina’s Children’s Book Award – The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
- 2016 Bold and Fearless’s 28 Books Every Black Girl Should Read This Black History Month – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- Amazon’s Best Books of the Month: Ages 6-8 for February – The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
- NYC Reads 365 Recommended Reading List for Grade 4 – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 NAACP Image Award Nomination, Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 CCBC Choice – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 CL/R SIG Notable Book for a Global Society – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 Bank Street College of Education, Best Books of the Year – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 Bank Street College of Education, Best Books of the Year – I Got the Rhythm
- 2015 Anti-Defamation League’s February Book of the Month – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2015 Books All Georgians Should Read – I Got the Rhythm
- 2014 CSMCL Best Multicultural Books – Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- 2012-1013 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee – Play,Louis,Play
- USA Today 4.5 star review of Stars in the Shadows
- 2010 NAACP Image Award for Our Children can Soar