![]() She and Wade were recently interviewed for HistoryMakers, an oral history collective of African American achievers. A member of the Author’s Guild, PEN America and the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators, Cheryl also serves as a parenting expert for ClubMom. She is a recipient of the Stephen Crane Award and is a 2003 inductee of the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. As an author, she has written 20 books for children, including Bright Eyes, Brown Skin the What a Baby! board book series and Hands Can.Īn active member of her community and publishing industry organizations, Cheryl serves on the advisory boards of the Small Press Center and the Langston Hughes Library at the Alex Haley Farm, operated by the Children’s Defense Fund. Cheryl serves as publisher and art director for Just Us Books. Noticing a lack of quality Black-interest books for her own two children, in 1988, Cheryl and her husband Wade formed Just Us Books, Inc., a publishing company that specializes in children’s books that focus on Black history, culture and experiences. ![]() ![]() A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, Cheryl began her career doing text book design for publishers such as Houghton Mifflin and Macmillan. ![]() ![]() Author, publisher and entrepreneur, Cheryl Willis Hudson has more than 30 years of experience in the children’s book industry. ![]()
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