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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 name=":0">{{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> She has illustrated many books, and done work for [[Highlights Magazine|''Highlights for Children'']].
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>
== Early life ==
A native of New York City, Freeman 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]].
Freeman knew she wanted to become an illustrator when she was just five years old and learned it was a career choice. She would go on to want to be a ballerina, then an editorial illustrator, and finally came back to her illustrator dream.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Don|title=Day 10: Laura Freeman|url=https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-10-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Brown Bookshelf|language=en-US}}</ref>
She chose to go to the School of Visual Arts because she recognized the vast experience in illustration held by the faculty, and because it was a fairly inexpensive option for her at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Illustrator Saturday – Laura Freeman|url=https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/illustrator-saturday-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Writing and Illustrating|language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
Laura Freeman did not become a successful illustrator right away. She did odd jobs to make ends meet, including painting storefront windows, waitressing, and working for Polo and Ralph Lauren. The first hardcover book she illustrated was ''Jazz Baby'' by Carole Boston Weatherford, which was published in 2002. The first book she both wrote and illustrated was ''Natalie's Hair Was Wild!'' <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Illustrator Saturday – Laura Freeman|url=https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/illustrator-saturday-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Writing and Illustrating|language=en}}</ref>
Though she has used many mediums in the past, Freeman primarily works in Photoshop when illustrating children's books, even when sketching out early drafts of pages.<ref name=":1" /> She begins with a manuscript of the text and an idea of how the text and illustrations will be laid out. Freeman values research when beginning new projects, especially when illustrating biographies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Don|title=Day 10: Laura Freeman|url=https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-10-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Brown Bookshelf|language=en-US}}</ref> Before the internet, she frequented the New York Public Library picture file, where she could find images of just about anything she could need.<ref name=":1" /> Freeman enjoys illustrating for biographies because she likes to learn about the people she's depicting, and she hopes the children who read these stories will be able to see themselves in these influential figures. She describes her style as being fairly true to life, while still feeling playful. Her experimenting with colors and textures give her illustrations a collage feel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carroll|first=Kath|date=2020-12-03|title=December 3 – Cover Reveal of Stompin’ at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums|url=https://celebratepicturebooks.com/2020/12/03/december-3-cover-reveal-of-stompin-at-the-savoy-how-chick-webb-became-the-king-of-drums/|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en}}</ref>
== Wikipedia article ==
On 1st August 2021, Freeman published an article in the Daily Telegraph titled "Left-leaning Wikipedia is no match for my shelf of dictionaries"<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/01/left-leaning-wikipedia-no-match-shelf-dictionaries/</ref>. The article asserted that "The website has narrowed our knowledge, with vast numbers of people now relying on the same often dubious sources". Freeman provided no evidence that wikipedia had narrowed public knowledge, or of a general left-leaning bias in Wikipedia content, and appeared to confuse the terms "dictionary" and "encyclopedia".
== List of works ==
=== Illustrator and author ===
* ''Natalie's Hair Was Wild!'' <ref>{{Cite book|last=Freeman |first=Laura |title=Natalie's hair was wild! |isbn=978-1-328-66195-1 |oclc=972092595}}</ref>
* ''Here We Go Looby Loo''
* ''If You're Happy and You Know It'' <ref name=":0" />
=== Illustrator ===
* ''Hidden Figures'' (by Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shetterly|first=Margot Lee |title=Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race|date=2017|isbn=978-0-06-267728-0|edition=First William Morrow paperback |location=New York |oclc=1003490149}}</ref>
* ''Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-Of-Foot Girl'' (by Megan Reid, 2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Reid|first=Megan |title=Althea Gibson: the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl |date=2020 |others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman |isbn=978-0-06-285109-3 |location=New York |oclc=1099200411}}</ref>
* ''Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon'' (by Kelly Starling Lyons, 2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lyons|first=Kelly Starling |title=Dream builder: the story of architect Philip Freelon|date=2020|others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman |isbn=978-1-62014-955-3|edition=First |location=New York|oclc=1104073197}}</ref>
* ''A Voice Named Aretha'' (by Katheryn Russel-Brown, 2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Russell-Brown|first=Katheryn |title=A voice named Aretha|date=2020|others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman|isbn=978-1-68119-850-7|location=New York|oclc=1100424969}}</ref>
* ''Biddy Mason Speaks Up'' (by Arisa White and Laura Atkins)<ref>{{Cite book|last=White |first=Arisa |title=Biddy Mason speaks up|isbn=978-1-59714-403-2|oclc=1028608813}}</ref>
* ''The Carver Chronicles Series'' (by Karen English)
** ''Dog Days'' (Book One)<ref>{{Cite book|last=English |first=Karen |title=Dog days|isbn=978-0-547-97105-6|oclc=864823236}}</ref>
** ''Skateboard Party'' (Book Two, 2015)<ref>{{Cite book|last=English |first=Karen |title=Skateboard Party|date=2015|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=978-0-544-28306-0|oclc=1016692452}}</ref>
** ''Don't Feed the Geckos!'' (Book Three)<ref>{{Cite book|last=English |first=Karen |title=Don't feed the geckos!|isbn=978-0-544-57529-5|oclc=1233075973}}</ref>
** ''Problemas en la Casa de la Lado'' (Book Four)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Problemas en la Casa de la lado|publisher=Clarion Books|year=2020}}</ref>
** ''The New Kid'' (Book Five)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=The new kid|isbn=978-1-5490-7498-1|oclc=1145295870}}</ref>
** ''Pizza Party'' (Book Six)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Pizza party|isbn=978-1-328-49462-7|oclc=1016621348}}</ref>
* ''Nikki and Deja Series'' (by Karen English)
** ''Birthday Blues'' (2010)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Birthday blues.|date=2010|publisher=Sandpiper|isbn=0-547-24893-8|oclc=946024928}}</ref>
** ''Election Madness'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Election madness|date=2011|publisher=Sandpiper|isbn=978-0-547-85071-9|oclc=772100567}}</ref>
** ''The Newsy News Newsletter'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=The Newsy News Newsletter.|date=2011|publisher=Turtleback Books|isbn=978-0-606-15093-4|oclc=698331657}}</ref>
** ''Nikki and Deja'' (2007)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Nikki & Deja|date=2007|others=Laura Freeman|isbn=0-618-75238-2|location=New York|oclc=76261548}}</ref>
* ''Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott'' (by Dee Romito)
* ''Friends I Love to Keep'' (by Wade Hudson)
* ''Sights I love to See'' (by Cheryl Willis Hudson)
* ''Songs I Love to Sing'' (by Cheryl Willis Hudson)
* ''Jazz Baby'' (by Carole Boston Weatherford)
* ''L Is For Liberty'' (by Wendy Cheyette Lewison)<ref name=":0" />
== List of clients <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=about - Laura Freeman|url=https://lfreemanart.com/about|access-date=2021-05-03|website=lfreemanart.com|language=en}}</ref> ==
* Bloomsbury Books
* Clarion Books
* Disney/Jump at the Sun
* Evergreen Flag & Garden
* HarperCollins
* Highlights Magazines
* Homefires Rugs
* Lee & Low Books
* Little Bee Books
* National Geographic Books
* The National Law Journal
* New York Magazine
* The New York Times
* Scholastic Magazines
* Toland Flags
* United Methodist Publishing
== Honors and awards <ref name=":2" /> ==
* 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor (''Hidden Figures)''
* 2019 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children (''Hidden Figures'')
* 2019 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (''Pies From Nowhere'')
* 2018 Selected as a "Children's Book All Young Georgians Should Read" (''Hidden Figures'')
* 2018 American Illustration AI37
* 2017 Communications Arts Illustration Annual
* 6 Junior Library Guild Selections (''Nikki & Deja'' and ''The Carver Chronicles'')
* 2009 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book Award Honor (''Birthday Blues'')
* 2004 Seal of Excellence - Creative Child magazine (''A Wild Cowboy'')
== Current life ==
Today, Freeman lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=★ Laura Freeman, Children’s Book Illustrator|url=https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Laura+Freeman|access-date=2021-05-03|website=AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club|language=en}}</ref> She is currently working on two books: ''Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth'' by Michelle Duster and ''A Seat at the Table: The Nancy Pelosi Story'' by Elisa Boxer.
To encourage those who dream of becoming writers or illustrators, Freeman says the key is to be persistent and to put in the hours to achieve those dreams.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Illustrator Saturday – Laura Freeman|url=https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/illustrator-saturday-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Writing and Illustrating|language=en}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Laura}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:American children's book illustrators]]' |
New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext ) | '{{Short description|Children's book illustrator}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}
'''Laura Freeman''' is a children's book illustrator. She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.<ref name=":0">{{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> She has illustrated many books, and done work for [[Highlights Magazine|''Highlights for Children'']].
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>
== Early life ==
A native of New York City, Freeman 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]].
Freeman knew she wanted to become an illustrator when she was just five years old and learned it was a career choice. She would go on to want to be a ballerina, then an editorial illustrator, and finally came back to her illustrator dream.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Don|title=Day 10: Laura Freeman|url=https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-10-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Brown Bookshelf|language=en-US}}</ref>
She chose to go to the School of Visual Arts because she recognized the vast experience in illustration held by the faculty, and because it was a fairly inexpensive option for her at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Illustrator Saturday – Laura Freeman|url=https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/illustrator-saturday-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Writing and Illustrating|language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
Laura Freeman did not become a successful illustrator right away. She did odd jobs to make ends meet, including painting storefront windows, waitressing, and working for Polo and Ralph Lauren. The first hardcover book she illustrated was ''Jazz Baby'' by Carole Boston Weatherford, which was published in 2002. The first book she both wrote and illustrated was ''Natalie's Hair Was Wild!'' <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Illustrator Saturday – Laura Freeman|url=https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/illustrator-saturday-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Writing and Illustrating|language=en}}</ref>
Though she has used many mediums in the past, Freeman primarily works in Photoshop when illustrating children's books, even when sketching out early drafts of pages.<ref name=":1" /> She begins with a manuscript of the text and an idea of how the text and illustrations will be laid out. Freeman values research when beginning new projects, especially when illustrating biographies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Don|title=Day 10: Laura Freeman|url=https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-10-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Brown Bookshelf|language=en-US}}</ref> Before the internet, she frequented the New York Public Library picture file, where she could find images of just about anything she could need.<ref name=":1" /> Freeman enjoys illustrating for biographies because she likes to learn about the people she's depicting, and she hopes the children who read these stories will be able to see themselves in these influential figures. She describes her style as being fairly true to life, while still feeling playful. Her experimenting with colors and textures give her illustrations a collage feel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carroll|first=Kath|date=2020-12-03|title=December 3 – Cover Reveal of Stompin’ at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums|url=https://celebratepicturebooks.com/2020/12/03/december-3-cover-reveal-of-stompin-at-the-savoy-how-chick-webb-became-the-king-of-drums/|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en}}</ref>
== List of works ==
=== Illustrator and author ===
* ''Natalie's Hair Was Wild!'' <ref>{{Cite book|last=Freeman |first=Laura |title=Natalie's hair was wild! |isbn=978-1-328-66195-1 |oclc=972092595}}</ref>
* ''Here We Go Looby Loo''
* ''If You're Happy and You Know It'' <ref name=":0" />
=== Illustrator ===
* ''Hidden Figures'' (by Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shetterly|first=Margot Lee |title=Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race|date=2017|isbn=978-0-06-267728-0|edition=First William Morrow paperback |location=New York |oclc=1003490149}}</ref>
* ''Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-Of-Foot Girl'' (by Megan Reid, 2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Reid|first=Megan |title=Althea Gibson: the story of tennis' fleet-of-foot girl |date=2020 |others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman |isbn=978-0-06-285109-3 |location=New York |oclc=1099200411}}</ref>
* ''Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon'' (by Kelly Starling Lyons, 2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lyons|first=Kelly Starling |title=Dream builder: the story of architect Philip Freelon|date=2020|others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman |isbn=978-1-62014-955-3|edition=First |location=New York|oclc=1104073197}}</ref>
* ''A Voice Named Aretha'' (by Katheryn Russel-Brown, 2020)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Russell-Brown|first=Katheryn |title=A voice named Aretha|date=2020|others=Illustrated by Laura Freeman|isbn=978-1-68119-850-7|location=New York|oclc=1100424969}}</ref>
* ''Biddy Mason Speaks Up'' (by Arisa White and Laura Atkins)<ref>{{Cite book|last=White |first=Arisa |title=Biddy Mason speaks up|isbn=978-1-59714-403-2|oclc=1028608813}}</ref>
* ''The Carver Chronicles Series'' (by Karen English)
** ''Dog Days'' (Book One)<ref>{{Cite book|last=English |first=Karen |title=Dog days|isbn=978-0-547-97105-6|oclc=864823236}}</ref>
** ''Skateboard Party'' (Book Two, 2015)<ref>{{Cite book|last=English |first=Karen |title=Skateboard Party|date=2015|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|isbn=978-0-544-28306-0|oclc=1016692452}}</ref>
** ''Don't Feed the Geckos!'' (Book Three)<ref>{{Cite book|last=English |first=Karen |title=Don't feed the geckos!|isbn=978-0-544-57529-5|oclc=1233075973}}</ref>
** ''Problemas en la Casa de la Lado'' (Book Four)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Problemas en la Casa de la lado|publisher=Clarion Books|year=2020}}</ref>
** ''The New Kid'' (Book Five)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=The new kid|isbn=978-1-5490-7498-1|oclc=1145295870}}</ref>
** ''Pizza Party'' (Book Six)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Pizza party|isbn=978-1-328-49462-7|oclc=1016621348}}</ref>
* ''Nikki and Deja Series'' (by Karen English)
** ''Birthday Blues'' (2010)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Birthday blues.|date=2010|publisher=Sandpiper|isbn=0-547-24893-8|oclc=946024928}}</ref>
** ''Election Madness'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Election madness|date=2011|publisher=Sandpiper|isbn=978-0-547-85071-9|oclc=772100567}}</ref>
** ''The Newsy News Newsletter'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=The Newsy News Newsletter.|date=2011|publisher=Turtleback Books|isbn=978-0-606-15093-4|oclc=698331657}}</ref>
** ''Nikki and Deja'' (2007)<ref>{{Cite book |last=English |first=Karen |title=Nikki & Deja|date=2007|others=Laura Freeman|isbn=0-618-75238-2|location=New York|oclc=76261548}}</ref>
* ''Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott'' (by Dee Romito)
* ''Friends I Love to Keep'' (by Wade Hudson)
* ''Sights I love to See'' (by Cheryl Willis Hudson)
* ''Songs I Love to Sing'' (by Cheryl Willis Hudson)
* ''Jazz Baby'' (by Carole Boston Weatherford)
* ''L Is For Liberty'' (by Wendy Cheyette Lewison)<ref name=":0" />
== List of clients <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=about - Laura Freeman|url=https://lfreemanart.com/about|access-date=2021-05-03|website=lfreemanart.com|language=en}}</ref> ==
* Bloomsbury Books
* Clarion Books
* Disney/Jump at the Sun
* Evergreen Flag & Garden
* HarperCollins
* Highlights Magazines
* Homefires Rugs
* Lee & Low Books
* Little Bee Books
* National Geographic Books
* The National Law Journal
* New York Magazine
* The New York Times
* Scholastic Magazines
* Toland Flags
* United Methodist Publishing
== Honors and awards <ref name=":2" /> ==
* 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor (''Hidden Figures)''
* 2019 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children (''Hidden Figures'')
* 2019 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award (''Pies From Nowhere'')
* 2018 Selected as a "Children's Book All Young Georgians Should Read" (''Hidden Figures'')
* 2018 American Illustration AI37
* 2017 Communications Arts Illustration Annual
* 6 Junior Library Guild Selections (''Nikki & Deja'' and ''The Carver Chronicles'')
* 2009 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book Award Honor (''Birthday Blues'')
* 2004 Seal of Excellence - Creative Child magazine (''A Wild Cowboy'')
== Current life ==
Today, Freeman lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=★ Laura Freeman, Children’s Book Illustrator|url=https://aalbc.com/authors/author.php?author_name=Laura+Freeman|access-date=2021-05-03|website=AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club|language=en}}</ref> She is currently working on two books: ''Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth'' by Michelle Duster and ''A Seat at the Table: The Nancy Pelosi Story'' by Elisa Boxer.
To encourage those who dream of becoming writers or illustrators, Freeman says the key is to be persistent and to put in the hours to achieve those dreams.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Illustrator Saturday – Laura Freeman|url=https://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/illustrator-saturday-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Writing and Illustrating|language=en}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Laura}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:American children's book illustrators]]' |
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Though she has used many mediums in the past, Freeman primarily works in Photoshop when illustrating children's books, even when sketching out early drafts of pages.<ref name=":1" /> She begins with a manuscript of the text and an idea of how the text and illustrations will be laid out. Freeman values research when beginning new projects, especially when illustrating biographies.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tate|first=Don|title=Day 10: Laura Freeman|url=https://thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-10-laura-freeman/|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Brown Bookshelf|language=en-US}}</ref> Before the internet, she frequented the New York Public Library picture file, where she could find images of just about anything she could need.<ref name=":1" /> Freeman enjoys illustrating for biographies because she likes to learn about the people she's depicting, and she hopes the children who read these stories will be able to see themselves in these influential figures. She describes her style as being fairly true to life, while still feeling playful. Her experimenting with colors and textures give her illustrations a collage feel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carroll|first=Kath|date=2020-12-03|title=December 3 – Cover Reveal of Stompin’ at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums|url=https://celebratepicturebooks.com/2020/12/03/december-3-cover-reveal-of-stompin-at-the-savoy-how-chick-webb-became-the-king-of-drums/|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en}}</ref>
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-On 1st August 2021, Freeman published an article in the Daily Telegraph titled "Left-leaning Wikipedia is no match for my shelf of dictionaries"<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/01/left-leaning-wikipedia-no-match-shelf-dictionaries/</ref>. The article asserted that "The website has narrowed our knowledge, with vast numbers of people now relying on the same often dubious sources". Freeman provided no evidence that wikipedia had narrowed public knowledge, or of a general left-leaning bias in Wikipedia content, and appeared to confuse the terms "dictionary" and "encyclopedia".
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