Don Brown is the winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction and the Sibert Honor. He is the author and illustrator of many nonfiction graphic novels for teens and picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him “a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies.” He lives in New York with his family. booksbybrown.com Instagram: @donsart Don Brown is the winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction and the Sibert Honor. He is the author and illustrator of many nonfiction graphic novels for teens and picture book biographies. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and his delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, humor, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. School Library Journal has called him “a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies.” He lives in New York with his family. booksbybrown.com Instagram: @donsart
★ ""Once again, Brown shows his mastery of the graphic format for portraying humanity in the most trying of circumstances."" — Horn Book (starred review) ""With striking illustrations and immersive storytelling, this is a helpful primer for young readers who want to learn about the significance of 9/11."" — New York Times “An award-winning author/illustrator again masterfully applies his journalistic eye and art style to give facts, raise questions and put events into fresh perspective.” — San Francisco Chronicle ""A deeply moving account of the immediate aftermath and lasting effects of the largest terrorist attack on United States soil."" — Kirkus Reviews ""A succinct and impactful look at one of America’s worst tragedies, skillfully rendered by one of comics journalism’s best."" — School Library Journal