THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, May 5, 1995 TAG: 9505030160
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 06 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 35 lines
Award-winning author Sharon Draper, along with Cheryl and Wade Hudson, will autograph copies of their books from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the main library, 601 Court St.
Draper, an educator in Cincinnati, is the author of ``Tears of a Tiger'' and ``Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs.'' She also has published two books of poetry, ``Buttered Bones'' and ``Intimacy.''
``Tears of a Tiger'' was honored with the 1995 American Library Association/Coretta Scott King Genesis Award for being an outstanding new book.
Cheryl and Wade Hudson are publishers of Just Us Books Inc., a company that specializes in books of African-American interest for children.
Cheryl Hudson, a Portsmouth native, has written books with titles like ``AFRO-BETS ABC Book'' and ``What A Baby.''
Wade Hudson is the author of ``AFRO-BETS Book of Black Heroes from A to Z'' and ``Pass It On: African American Poetry for Children.''
The event is sponsored by the Gamma Delta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
For information, contact Marilyn Goodman, 487-8485. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
Sharon Draper
Award-winning author
by CNB