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'''Laura Freeman''' is a children's book illustrator. She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Laura+Freeman |title=African American Literature Book Club |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> has illustrated many books, and done work for [[Highlights Magazine]]. |
'''Laura Freeman''' is a children's book illustrator. She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Laura+Freeman |title=African American Literature Book Club |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> has illustrated many books, and done work for [[Highlights Magazine]]. |
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In a review of the picture book version of [[Hidden Figures (picture book)|Hidden Figures]], writing for ''[[School Library Journal]],'' Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kilgallen|first=Megan|date=March 2018|title=Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race|journal=School Library Journal|volume=64|issue=3|pages=140|via=EBSCO|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=hidden-figures-the-true-story-of-four-black-women-and-the-space-race|accessdate=2018-02-05}}</ref> She shared the 2019 [[NAACP]] Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work: Children" with writer [[Margot Lee Shetterly]] for [[Hidden Figures (picture book)|Hidden Figures]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-naacp-image-awards-winners-complete-list-1191277/item/special-award-entertainer-year-1174377 |title=2019 NAACP Image Awards Winners Complete List |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 30,2019 |access-date=August 4,2020}}</ref> |
In a review of the picture book version of [[Hidden Figures (picture book)|Hidden Figures]], writing for ''[[School Library Journal]],'' Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kilgallen|first=Megan|date=March 2018|title=Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race|journal=School Library Journal|volume=64|issue=3|pages=140|via=EBSCO|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=hidden-figures-the-true-story-of-four-black-women-and-the-space-race|accessdate=2018-02-05}}</ref> She shared the 2019 [[NAACP]] Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work: Children" with writer [[Margot Lee Shetterly]] for [[Hidden Figures (picture book)|Hidden Figures]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-naacp-image-awards-winners-complete-list-1191277/item/special-award-entertainer-year-1174377 |title=2019 NAACP Image Awards Winners Complete List |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= March 30, 2019 |access-date= August 4, 2020}}</ref> |
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A native of New York City, she was the older of two girls born to African-American father, James Freeman, and Russian-Jewish mother, Gertrude. |
A native of New York City, she was the older of two girls born to African-American father, James Freeman, and Russian-Jewish mother, Gertrude. |
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Laura Freeman is a children's book illustrator. She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City[1] has illustrated many books, and done work for Highlights Magazine. In a review of the picture book version of Hidden Figures, writing for School Library Journal, Megan Kilgallen said "Freeman’s full-color illustrations are stunning and chock-full of details, incorporating diagrams, mathematical formulas, and space motifs throughout . . . enhancing the whole book."[2] She shared the 2019 NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Literary Work: Children" with writer Margot Lee Shetterly for Hidden Figures[3]
A native of New York City, she was the older of two girls born to African-American father, James Freeman, and Russian-Jewish mother, Gertrude.
Her sister is the singer Roberta Freeman.
References
- ^ "African American Literature Book Club". Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Kilgallen, Megan (March 2018). "Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race". School Library Journal. 64 (3): 140. Retrieved 2018-02-05 – via EBSCO.
- ^ "2019 NAACP Image Awards Winners Complete List". March 30, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2020.