![]() ![]() ![]() Now it is research for different books that leads her to African marketplaces, castles in Spain, or unexplored comers of New York City. My sisters and brother and I were always the new kids on the block." She appreciates having been exposed to different places and lifestyles and still likes to travel and team about other cultures. We never lived anywhere for more than three years at a time. "My father was in the army," Pat recalls, "and, as a result, we were constantly traveling. Repeatedly changing Artie's name (to avoid legal action) has made it possible for her to sneak several books about him into print. ![]() Ten years later, she began writing them as well when she realized that exposing her younger brother's childhood exploits was an ideal means of revenge. She has been illustrating children's books ever since her graduation from Pratt Institute in the mid-seventies. "In addition to the Coretta Scott King and the Boston Globe-Horn Book awards, Pat Cummings is the recipient of nine t-shirts, thirteen mugs, 315 ballerina drawings, and one embroidered pillow from readers. An instructor of children's book illustration at the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan, she lives with her husband and a big cat named Cash in Brooklyn, NY. She is also the author/illustrator of the Harper Growing Tree book, My Aunt Came Back and Angel Baby. Pat Cummings is the illustrator of the Coretta Scott King Award winner My Mama Needs Me, written by Mildred Pitts Walter. ![]()
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