“For me, each book is kind of like a silent film. If you were to remove the words and just look at the pictures, you should be able to tell what the story is about without having to read a word of text. That's what I think I brought from doing artwork for film to doing artwork for books.” IfsThinkingShouldLooksKindBookStoriesAbleFilmSilentRemoveArtworkSilent Films Author:Kadir Nelson
“My purpose is to create a mirror for the reader to see themselves, to create a light for people to see themselves in the characters, pictures, and stories. So they resonate.” PeopleBookCharacterStoriesLightPurposeCreationReaderReflectionMirrorsReading BooksIllustrationReadershipIllustratorsResonating Author:Kadir Nelson
