She is a recipient of the Stephen Crane Award, a member of the Children's Book Committee of PEN America and is an inductee of the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent.Īs a workshop facilitator and speaker she shares her experience about family literacy and diversity and her expertise in developing curricula of inclusion with schools, educational institutions and other organizations around the country.Ĭheryl has been creating her own stories and pictures ever since she was a little girl. Cheryl’s AFRO-BETS ABC Book, was Just Us Books’ first published title.Īn active member of her community and publishing industry organizations, Cheryl serves on the advisory board of the Langston Hughes Library at the Alex Haley Farm, operated by the Children’s Defense Fund. Noticing a lack of quality Black-interest books for her own two children, in 1988, Cheryl and her husband Wade formed Just Us Books, Inc., a publishing company that specializes in children’s books that focus on Black experiences. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, Cheryl began her career doing text book design for publishers such as Houghton Mifflin and Macmillan.
Hudson has authored many books for young children including Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, AFRO-BETS ABC Book, AFRO-BETS 123 Book, Many Colors of Mother Goose, Come By Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children (Just Us Books) Good Morning, Baby (Scholastic), From Where I Stand (Marimba Books), Hands Can (Candlewick Press) and My Friend Maya Loves to Dance (Abrams Books for Young Readers).Īuthor, publisher and entrepreneur, Cheryl Willis Hudson has more than 40 years of experience in the children's book industry. She and her husband Wade Hudson founded Just Us Booksin 1988 to address the need for more African American children's books in the market place. Cheryl Willis Hudson is vice president and editorial director of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publisher of Black-interest books for children and young adults.
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