My Brother Sean illustrator laments lack of Black children’s authors

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Errol Lloyd hopes for emergence of new crop of writers, as Newcastle exhibition opensAn artist who illustrated the first British children’s picture book featuring a Black main character almost 50 years ago says not enough Black children’s writers or illustrators have come to prominence since then.The Jamaican-born illustrator Errol Lloyd was nominated for a Kate Greenaway medal for his illustrations for My Brother Sean, written by the late British-Surinamese author Petronella Breinburg. Continue reading...

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