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                                          Christian Robinson

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                                          Christian Robinson

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Born on August 02, 1986
The thirty-four year old illustrator grew up in Hollywood, California and lived with his grandmother, brother, aunt and two cousins. Christian was determined to create a world of his own and would often bring his images to life in his drawings. Later on in his life he pursued to study his craft even further by attending the California Institute of the Arts. Christian collaborated with major companies such as the "The Sesame Workshop" and "Pixar Animation Studios" prior to illustrating children's books (2019, October 8). When creating images for his children's books, I have seen a pattern of genres that includes: fantasy and fiction. One of the mediums that I admire Christian Robinson incorporates in his works would be that he tends to include illustrating characters that are from diverse cultures. The perfect examples would be "School's First Day of School" and "You Matter". Parents, children and notable individuals  from all cultural backgrounds can be seen on each page.

Christian has mentioned that his goal is to take charge and create a limitless world through animation. He is fond of the 1950's and 1960's children's books as well as illustrations of nature and fine arts (2021, May 5).

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                      Books Illustrated by Christian Robinson 

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                      Books Illustrated by Christian Robinson 

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    How Christian Robinson's crafting of visual elements relates to the course content  

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    How Christian Robinson's crafting of visual elements relates to the course content  

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Christian's visual elements are relatable to this course because they acknowledge traditional literature with cumulative repeated lines in "You Matter" for example. His illustrations also emphasis that all children are able to accomplish whatever they desire and that we are all the same no matter what obstacles we may face. We matter because are limitations and our size is what drives us to discover our strengths and willingness to come together as one.

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    Ways in which I personally respond to Christian Robinson's artistic work

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    Ways in which I personally respond to Christian Robinson's artistic work

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Personally, I would love to read Christian Robinson's stories to my pre-k students. I say this because the illustrator has drawn characters in the story that are realistic to my ethnic background which compelled me to become deeply entranced in the storyline of "You Matter". During my time of grade school, African American characters were not a common sight for me to view during storytime activities. I connected with previous characters I have come across in past but visually I did not witness this. I believe that if I were to share "You Matter" with my students today, they will be able to point out someone in the story that looks similar to them and they will feel that they matter as well, even after hearing that they complete the story. Although this picturebook is a short read, the message and illustrations are strong and easy to retain which is my overall goal and will eventually encourage my students to become excited to read as well as comprehend the author's meaning.  Christian Robinson's creations are one that will assist me to teach my students how to become proficent readers and witness that accomplishment within them when they complete graphic organizers when they draw the elements of the story and retell it accurately.

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                                              Apa Citations

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                                              Apa Citations

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DiPucchio, K., & Robinson, C. (2014). Gaston (Gaston and Friends). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Robinson, C. (2020). You Matter (Illustrated ed.). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Meet the Illustrator: Christian Robinson. (2019, October 8). Brightly. https://www.readbrightly.com/meet-illustrator-christian-robinson/

Toureille, C. (2021, May 5). Who is Christian Robinson? The illustrator behind Meghan Markle’s children’s book. Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9542305/Who-Christian-Robinson-illustrator-Meghan-Markles-childrens-book.html