![]() and a Charlotte Zolotow Award for Max and the Tag-Along Moon written by Floyd himself. He later moved to Manhattan where he struggled before he got his first contract with Penguin Books Floyd's first illustrated book was published in 1988 and written by Eloise Greenfield.įloyd was awarded a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, for The Blacker the Berry a Coretta Scott King Award Illustrator Honor, a Golden Kite Award for A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream. After Graduating from The University of Oklahoma, Floyd began to work for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. In school his teacher's began to notice his illustrations and submitted his work to a scholarship committee. Personal įloyd grew up in low income housing, in Tulsa, OK. ![]() He graduated from the University of Oklahoma. He was based in Easton, Pennsylvania and has worked with Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Eloise Greenfield, Howard Bryant, Joyce Carol Thomas, Bill Martin Jr and many more. ![]() Floyd Cooper (January 8, 1956 – July 15, 2021) was an American illustrator of children's books. ![]()
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