![]() in creative writing from University of North Carolina, Greensboro. in publications design from University of Baltimore and an M.F.A. ![]() Since her literary debut with Juneteenth Jamboree in 1995, Carole’s books have received three Caldecott Honors, two NAACP Image Awards, an SCBWI Golden Kite Award, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor and many other honors.įor career achievements, Carole received the Ragan-Rubin Award from North Carolina English Teachers Association and the North Carolina Literature Award, among the state’s highest civilian honors. Her father, a high school printing teacher, printed some of her early poems on index cards. Mother/son-author/illustrator duo Carole & Jeffery Boston Weatherfordīaltimore-born and -raised, Carole composed her first poem in first grade and dictated the verse to her mother on the ride home from school. ![]()
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