CCCC is launching a new series titled STOOP READ, a showcase for children's book authors hosted at our headquarters. The program features a reading on a custom-designed "stoop" platform with an integrated bookshelf, followed by a literary workshop.

Join Charm City Cultural Cultivation for the inaugural launch of the “Stoop Read” series. The first session will kick off with author and illustrator Javaka Steptoe and his children’s book, Radiant Child. Please join us at CCCC Headquarters for an afternoon reading on the stoop. RSVP to attend.

About the Author

Javaka Steptoe began illustrating children’s books while pursuing a BA in fine arts. Since then he has illustrated 12 books, 2 of which he authored. His honors include several NY Times Top Ten Best Sellers, an NAACP Image Award Nomination, 2 Coretta Scott King Awards, and the 2017 Caldecott award for illustration. Javaka is also a New York Foundation for the Arts, Fellow and presently founder of Steptoe Publishing, a racially and cultural inclusive children’s book company focused on visual and literary excellence in storytelling. 

Illustrator

In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall/ Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow by Gary Golio/ Do You Know What I’ll Do? by Charlotte Zolotow/ A Pocketful of Poems by Nikki Grimes/ Amiri and Odette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers/ Rain Play by Cynthia Cotten/ Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English 

Author/ illustrator

The Jones Family Express and

Caldecott Medal-winning Radiant Child.

Javaka invites you to visit his website at javaka.com and @javakasteptoe IG.

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