The Essential Guide to Children's Books and Their Creators by 
Black authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults
Winning authors : profiles of the Newbery medalists by The Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) provides full-text access to critical and biographical essays on British and American authors from all eras and genres. Entries also include listings of the author's most important writings and citations to writings about the author. Browse individual volumes in DLB's main, documentary and yearbook series online.