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Raúl Colón

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born

Puerto Rico

website

http://www.morgangaynin.com/colon/

genre

Children's Books

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New York City has been Raul's loyal patron, from illustrated New Yorker covers to an MTA mural at the 191st. St. subway station to work in the New York Times.

Along with all this 'grown up' work, Raul Colón is a most prolific and popular children's book illustrator, happy that his time is always committed to publishers for years hence. In recent years he is pleased that his work has been recognized with The David Usher Greenwich Workshop Award from The Society of Illustrators as well as SI Gold and Silver Medals; honors from Communication Arts and 3x3; two Pura Belpre Awards; twice included in the NY Public Library's 100 titles for Reading and Sharing; and twice recipient of The Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Award. Raul lives nort...more

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Books by Raúl Colón

Average rating: 3.85 · 1,631 ratings · 461 reviews · 43 distinct works

	Orson Blasts Off! 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.65 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart by Pat Mora, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	My rating:
	My Name Is Gabito/Me Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Monica Brown, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sugar Cane: A Caribbean Rapunzel by Patricia Storace, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	How to Bake an American Pie by Karma Wilson (Goodreads Author), Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.39 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	What is Goodbye? by Nikki Grimes, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys by Jane Yolen, Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2003	My rating: