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James E. Ransome (born September 25, 1961, in North Carolina) is an American illustrator of over 60 children's books. He has also illustrated greetings cards and magazines, and has been commissioned for murals, including three for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Although Ransome was born in North Carolina, the family moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey while he was in high school. While there, he attended film making and photography classes, which influenced his style. He obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, where his mentor was the illustrator Jerry Pinkney. Ransome is an associate professor in the School of Art at Syracuse University. He and his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and family live in Rhinebeck, New York. Selected awards and honors Ransome's The Bell Rang (2019) is Junior Library Guild book. Additionally, 13 of the books Ransome has illustrated are Junior Library Guild books: Bimmi Finds a Cat (1997); The Christmas Tugboat (2012); Light in the Darkness (2013); Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio (2014); My Story, My Dance (2016); Before She Was Harriet (2018); Game Changers (2018); The Creation (2019); Gridiron (2020); Overground Railroad (2020); Hardcourt (2022); Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge (2022); and The Story of the Saxophone (2023). Before She Was Harriet was named one of the best books of 2017 by Booklist, the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature, the Chicago Public Library, and Kirkus Reviews. The following year, Booklist included it on their lists of the year's "Top 10 Diverse Picture Books" and "Top 10 Biographies for Youth". The Bell Rang was named one of the best books of 2019 by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature, Chicago Public Library, The Horn Book Magazine, and Kirkus Reviews. The following year, the National Council of Teachers of English included it on their Notable Poetry List. Publications As author Gunner, Football Hero. Holiday House. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8234-2053-7. A Joyful Christmas: A Treasury of New and Classic Songs, Poems, and Stories for the Holiday (Henry Holt, 2010) New Red Bike!. Holiday House. 2011. ISBN 978-0-8234-2226-5. My Teacher (Dial Books, 2012) The Bell Rang. Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1-442-42113-4. As illustrator Picture Books Bandy, Michael S.; Stein, Eric (2015). Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box. Candlewick. ISBN 978-0-7636-6593-7. Bandy, Michael S.; Stein, Eric (2020). Northbound: A Train Ride Out of Segregation. Candlewick. ISBN 978-0-7636-9650-4. Bowen, Fred (2020). Gridiron: Stories From 100 Years of the National Football League. Margaret K. McElderry. ISBN 978-1-481-48112-0. Bowen, Fred (2022). Hardcourt: Stories from 75 Years of the National Basketball Association. Margaret K. McElderry. ISBN 978-1-534-46043-0. Bunting, Eve (1998). Your Move. Harcourt Children's Books. ISBN 978-0-15-200181-0. Bunting, Eve (2001). Peepers. Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-15-260297-0. Burton, Marilee Robin (1994). My Best Shoes. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-688-11756-6. Carr, Jan (1996). Dark Day, Light Night. Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-0018-6. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2002). Quilt Alphabet. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-8234-1453-6. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2002). Quilt Counting. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-58717-177-2. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2003). Major Taylor, Champion Cyclist. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-689-83159-1. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2003). Satchel Paige. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. ISBN 978-0-689-81151-7. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2007). Young Pele: Soccer's First Star. Schwartz & Wade. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2008). Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart. Collins Publishers. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2011). Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George. Schwartz & Wade. ISBN 978-0-375-83600-8. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2012). Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4169-5903-8. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2013). Light in the Darkness: A Story about How Slaves Learned in Secret. Jump at the Sun. ISBN 978-1-423-13495-4. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2014). Benny Goodman and Teddy Wilson: Taking the Stage as the First Black-and-White Jazz Band in History. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-8234-2362-0. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2015). Freedom's School. Paula Wiseman Books. ISBN 978-1-4231-6103-5. Cline-Ransome, Lesa; Battle, Robert (2015). My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey. Paula Wiseman. ISBN 978-1-481-42221-5. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2016). Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-8234-3428-2. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2017). Before She Was Harriet. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-823-42047-6. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2017). Germs: Fact and Fiction, Friends and Foes. Ottaviano. ISBN 978-0-8050-7915-9. Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Germs: Sickness, Bad Breath, and Pizza (Henry Holt, 2017) Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2018). Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams. Paula Wiseman Books. ISBN 978-1-4814-7684-3. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2020). Overground Railroad. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-823-43873-0. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2023). The Story of the Saxophone. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-823-43702-3. Cline-Ransome, Lesa (2024). Fighting with Love: The Legacy of John Lewis. Paula Wiseman. ISBN 978-1-5344-9662-0. Cook, Michelle (2009). Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change. Bloomsbury Children's. ISBN 978-1-599-90418-4. Feldman, Eve B. (1994). That Cat!. Tambourine Books. ISBN 978-0-688-13310-8. Flournoy, Vanessa; Flournoy, Valerie (1995). Celie and the Harvest Fiddler. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-688-11457-1. Golio, Gary (2021). Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge. Nancy Paulsen. ISBN 978-1-984-81366-4. Hamilton, Virginia (2003). Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl. Blue Sky Press. ISBN 978-0-590-47376-7. Hansen, Joyce; McGowan, Gary (2003). Freedom Roads: Searching for the Underground Railroad. Cricket Books. ISBN 978-0-8126-2673-5. Haskins, James; Benson, Kathleen (2001). Building a New Land: African Americans in Colonial America. Amistad. ISBN 978-0-688-10266-1. Hooks, William H. (1995). Freedom's Fruit. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-679-82438-1. Hopkinson, Deborah (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-679-82311-7. Hopkinson, Deborah (2002). Under the Quilt of Night. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-689-82227-8. Hopkinson, Deborah (2004). Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building. Schwarz and Wade. ISBN 978-0-375-83610-7. Hort, Lenny (1997). How Many Stars in the Sky?. Reading Rainbow Books. ISBN 978-0-688-10103-9. Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald (2001). Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later). Clarion Books. ISBN 978-0-395-72077-6. Johnson, Angela (1993). The Girl Who Wore Snakes. Orchard Books. ISBN 978-0-531-05491-8. Johnson, Dinah (2000). Quinnie Blue. Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-4378-5. Johnson, James Weldon (2018). The Creation. Holiday House. ISBN 978-0-82.... Discover the Gary Golio James Ransome popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Gary Golio James Ransome books.
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