Brothers Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey are award-winning children’s book author-illustrators. Their critically acclaimed books include Link + Hud: Heroes by a Hair, It’s a Sign!, Somewhere in the Bayou, The Old Boat, and their author-illustrator debut, The Old Truck, which received seven starred reviews, was named a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, and received the Ezra Jack Keats New Author Honor. They also illustrated New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book, There Was a Party for Langston.
School Visits – 30-45min in length, audience PK-8th grade
The Pumphrey brothers tailor their presentations to the students they’re visiting. Their presentations usually run 30-45 minutes and often feature a reading of one of their books, the story of how they became authors and illustrators, details about how they work together as brothers and collaborators, demonstrations of their unique printmaking process, engaging drawing demos, and lots of Q&A.
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Availability and Honorariums
For rates and availability, contact Carmen Oliver.
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