Happy birthday, illustrator John Steptoe

It is the birthday of children's book writer and illustrator John Steptoe (1950), who is best remembered for his The Jumping Mouse (1985) and Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (1988), both of which were named Caldecott Honor Books. He also illustrated Mother Crocodile (1988), which received the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration as did Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. Steptoe wrote and illustrated 11 books and illustrated five others. He died in 1989 at the age of 38.