Don Tate

Don Tate is an award-winning author and the illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children, as well as a founding host of The Brown Bookshelf. His accolades include two Ezra Jack Keats Awards and an Honor, the Carter G. Woodson Book Award, Christopher Award, Lee & Low New Voices Honor, and Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List selection, among many others. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Tate currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife and son.

Don Tate's Titles

Poem for Dudley Randall Poet and Publisher of the Black Arts Movement (A Picture Book Biography)

A Poem for Dudley Randall

The only picture book biography of Dudley Randalla poet, publisher, and leader of the Black Arts movement of the 1960sfrom Ezra Jack Keats Award...


Pigskins to Paintbrushes The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes

Pigskins to Paintbrushes

The inspiring true story of Ernie Barnes, who defined himself on his own terms and pushed the boundaries of "possible," from the football field...