Author & Illustrator

Diane Dillon

Biography

Diane Dillon is known throughout the world as one of the greatest children’s talents of our time. For 58 years she collaborated with her husband, artist Leo Dillon, until his death in 2012. They are known for their multicultural books, including a significant body of African American books, which earned them a list of awards, including two Caldecott Medals, the NAACP Image Award, numerous Coretta Scott King Awards, several Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, and honorary doctorates.

I Can Be Anything!
If Kids Ran the World
The Goblin and the Empty Chair
Jazz on a Saturday Night
Rap A Tap Tap
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
The Color Wizard
The People Could Fly

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4
Authored
10
Illustrated
9
Collaborators

All Diane Dillon Books

picture • 32 Pages
4.5
Hardcover
$17.99$16.97

Collaborators

Verna Aardema
Leo Dillon
Virginia Hamilton
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Margaret Musgrove
Leo and Diane Dillon
Mem Fox
Barbara Brenner
Katherine Paterson

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