My Neighborhood

Delano Brown is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose creative work celebrates Black culture and everyday magic. Known for his poetic voice and powerful visual aesthetic, this is his debut picture book.Briana Mukodiri Uchendu is an illustrator, visual development artist, and a first-generation Nigerian-American. A graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design, she made her picture book debut with The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, which which was awarded a Silver Medal by the Society of Illustrators, among many other honors. She received the 2024 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award for We Could Fly. Briana also illustrated The Night Market by Seina Wedlick, which received starred reviews for its “bewitching and surreal” visual storytelling.