Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez, The Son Of Afro-Puerto Rican Parents, Was Born In Spanish Harlem And Grew Up In Harlem In New York City. As A Child, His Love For Doodling And Drawing Was Strongly Encouraged By His Mother. From His Grandmother He Inherited A Love Of Music And From His Father He Developed A Love Of Movies. Growing Up In This Setting, Eric Says, "Becoming An Artist Was A Natural Choice For Me. I Have Never Thought Of Being Anything Else."
Weatherford Carole Boston:
Racing Against the Odds: The Story of Wendell Scott, Stock Car Racings African-American Champion
Compiled by: Eric Velasquez
Marshall Cavendish Children's Books , 2009
Hardcover
Soto Gary:
The Skirt
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Delacorte Press Books For Young Readers , 2008
Hardcover, 80 pages
Soto Gary:
The Skirt
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Delacorte Press , 2008
Hardcover, 72 pages
Boswell Addie :
The Rain Stomper
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Marshall Cavendish Children's Books , 2008
Hardcover, 32 pages
Johnson Angela:
A Sweet Smell of Roses
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Aladdin Paperbacks , 2008
Quality paperback, 32 pages
Krull Kathleen:
Houdini: World's Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Walker & Company , 2007
Quality paperback, 32 pages
Weatherford Carole Boston:
I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Walker & Company , 2007
Hardcover, 32 pages
Weatherford Carole Boston:
I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Walker & Company , 2007
Hardcover, 32 pages







