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John Steptoe


Born
in Brooklyn, New York, NY, The United States
September 14, 1950

Died
August 28, 1989

Genre
Children's Books


John Steptoe was an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books from New York City. He began working on his first children's book, Stevie, while still a teenager and achieved great success during his tragically short career, encouraging the advancement of African American culture by producing work about the African American experience that children could appreciate. Recipient of two Coretta Scott King Awards and two Caldecott Honors, Steptoe was posthumously honored by the creation of the John Steptoe New Talent Award, an award designated annually by the Coretta Scott King Award Task Force. Steptoe's best known work is Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, for which he won his second Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. ...more

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Average rating: 4.31 · 23,156 ratings · 1,481 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter...
4.35 avg rating — 21,109 ratings — published 1987 — 56 editions
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The Story of Jumping Mouse
4.15 avg rating — 1,176 ratings — published 1984 — 17 editions
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Stevie
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3.69 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 1984 — 25 editions
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Baby Says
3.49 avg rating — 283 ratings — 3 editions
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Daddy Is a Monster...Sometimes
3.33 avg rating — 48 ratings — 9 editions
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Creativity
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3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions
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Uptown
3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 4 editions
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Birthday
4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions
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My Special Best Words
4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions
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Train Ride
4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions
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