Derrick Barnes is a National Book Award Finalist for his 2022 graphic novel Victory. Stand! -Raising My Fist For Justice. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, and three NY Times Bestsellers: The King of Kindergarten, I Am Every Good Thing, and the Queen of Kindergarten.He has earned literary awards for his contributions to children’s literature are the Ezra Jack Keats Award, a two time Coretta Scott King Honoree, a Newbery Honor, the YALSA Excellence In Young Adult Non Fiction Award, and a two-time Kirkus Prize for Young Readers.