Janelle Washington

Northern Virginia paper artist, silhouette artist, and Illustrator.
Showcasing black beauty in the form of paper
Represented by Adriana Domínguez @VocesBlog

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

Congratulations to author Angela Joy and to ACM client and illustrator @JPWPapercut!

[Janelle Washington @JPWPapercut]

@IamTabithaBrown I would love for you to read the book I illustrated with Angela Joy called Choosing Brave. It won the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award https://t.co/T1GXxL8Jiu

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

So many fantastic names on this year's @nypl Vibrant Voices List! Congratulations to our clients @JPWPapercut, @EmmaOtheguy, and Shawn Amos!

[Janelle Washington @JPWPapercut]

@TatyanaAli Choosing Brave is the story of Mamie Till Mobley in picture book form. It has won several awards for both writing &illustration. The book is a great educational tool for young people & adults on the civil rights movement. Please consider reading it and sharing it! @AngelaJoyBlog

[Adriana Domínguez is not on X @VocesBlog]

🎉Congratulations to CLIMB ON! illustrated by @_jacqueline_ill, ONCE I WAS YOU by @Maria_Hinojosa and CHOOSING BRAVE, illustrated by @JPWPapercut —which also received this year's Flora Stieglitz Straus Award for nonfiction—on making @bankstreetedu's Best Books of the Year 2023!

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

So thrilled to share that ⭐️7⭐️ ACM Kids & Illustration clients were included on @bankstreetedu's 'Best Children's Books of the Year' list! Congratulations @W_T_Brown, @jodimeadows, Aminah Mae Safi, @_jacqueline_ill, @ShawnTweeters, @Maria_Hinojosa, and @JPWPapercut!

[Janelle Washington @JPWPapercut]

What a great time!

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

Loving all of the amazing photos @VocesBlog took at #ALAAC23!

[Book Riot @BookRiot]

"Go forth and read things that inspire you to cultivate your own hope for humanity, and help the next generation aspire to change the world, too." https://t.co/teZZIOYFc5

[Adriana Domínguez is not on X @VocesBlog]

Love interview of @JPWPapercut provides a peek behind the scenes. Award-winning artist reflects on illustrating her first book https://t.co/PLX0tXqdAx via @nvdaily

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

Congratulations to ACM Kids & Illustration client @JPWPapercut!

[Adriana Domínguez is not on X @VocesBlog]

Congratulations to all the winners creating books that touch kids' lives in such profound ways, and to CHOOSING BRAVE's @AngelaJoyBlog and @JPWPapercut! 🙌🥳 2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards: Life Changing Literature and Book Bans https://t.co/FIH3O8HsEU via @publisherswkly

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

We love this quote from @JPWPapercut in @PublishersWkly's coverage of the 2023 Walter Awards! Click the link in our bio to read the full article ✨

[Minh Lê @bottomshelfbks]

CHOOSING BRAVE: HOW MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY AND EMMETT TILL SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT illustrated by @JPWPapercut, written by @AngelaJoyBlog (Roaring Brook Press/@MacKidsBooks) #ExtremeCaldecottPlacement #alayma23

[Mahnaz Dar @DibblyFresh]

Resharing my @KirkusReviews interview with @AngelaJoyBlog and @JPWPapercut on CHOOSING BRAVE, which was honored three times at #alayma last week. Read this amazing book if you haven't yet! https://t.co/XkCqbUyDY5

[Adriana Domínguez is not on X @VocesBlog]

😍 I love seeing clients' books all decked out in their well deserved medals! Aren't they pretty? 😊 Both of these are also on @ALALibrary's Notables list. Congratulations again, @JPWPapercut and @claudialupe_mtz! 🎉 @mackidsbooks @leeandlow

[Adriana Domínguez is not on X @VocesBlog]

🥳Congratulations to CHOOSING BRAVE's @JPWPapercut on winning @scbwi's Tomie dePaola Award! So wonderful to see exceptional new talent honored and supported in this way! 💓 https://t.co/Vj5T91uH0v via @publisherswkly

[ACM Kids & Illustration @ACM_KidsandIllo]

Congratulations to our clients @JPWPapercut, @michaelemberley, and @claudialupe_mtz!

[Janelle Washington @JPWPapercut]

Today was such an exciting day! I am thankful for all the awards and for sharing this attention with @Angelajoy. I couldn't have asked for a better author to be partnered with.

[Macmillan Children's School & Library 📚 @MacKidsSL]

Congratulations to Angela Joy (@AngelaJoyBlog) and Janelle Washington (@JPWPapercut)! CHOOSING BRAVE has received a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor!

[Adriana Domínguez is not on X @VocesBlog]

🥳Congratulations @JPWPapercut on your John Steptoe Award!! @ACM_KidsandIllo @AevitasCreative #alayma