Here Wee Read

10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Chocolate Me!: Interview with Shane W. Evans

November 24, 2020 Charnaie Gordon Season 1 Episode 10
Here Wee Read
10 - Celebrating 10 Years of Chocolate Me!: Interview with Shane W. Evans
Show Notes

Shane W. Evans is a multi-talented artist and visionary who combines his world travels
with his art to influence creative expression in others. Evans studied at Syracuse
University School of Visual and Performing Arts and graduated in 1993 and began
traveling the world. In addition to contract work in illustration, graphic design and web
design for major companies, Evans has conceptualized and illustrated numerous
children’s books.

Many of Shane’s books have been featured in the media such as The Oprah Winfrey
Show, The Today Show, NBA Inside Stuff, Reading Rainbow and Late Night with David
Letterman. Shane has received much acclaim within the children’s literary field for his
work on children’s books such as "Osceola," "The Way The Door Closes," "Shaq and
the Beanstalk," and "Take It To The Hoop Magic Johnson" His accolades range from
being honored by First Lady Laura Bush at the 2002 National Book Festival, The Boston
Globe-Horn Book Award and The Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction for
Children. He is also the illustrator of the popular books Chocolate Me!, Mixed Me!
written by actor Taye Diggs. Look for their forthcoming picture book, My Friend! to
publish in 2021.

Shane Evans’s talent does not stop at illustration and children’s books. His design work
includes unique, one-of-a-kind hand-crafted furniture pieces, clothing, CD cover art,
photography and a number of other custom-made items. To learn more about Shane
and his work please visit her at http://shaneevans.com.

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