Leo Dillon
19 Total Resources 1 Lifetime Achievement Awards 47 Total Book Awards 31 Books
Our Original Resources 9

Meet-the-Author Movie with Leo Dillon
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In-depth Written Interview with Leo Dillon about Earth Mother
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about Aïda
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about Rap a Tap Tap
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about Jazz on a Saturday Night
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about The People Could Fly
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about The People Could Fly
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Meet-the-Illustrator Recording with Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon about Her Stories
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Leo Dillon
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About the Author 1
Audio Name Pronunciation with Leo Dillon
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Author Interviews 6

Meet-the-Author Movie with Leo Dillon
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In-depth Written Interview with Leo Dillon
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Insights by Leo Dillon
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Interview with Leo Dillon
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1976 Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech given by Leo Dillon about Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
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Lifetime Achievement Awards 1

Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award, 2005-2024
Illustrator Winner, 2008
Books by Leo Dillon 31

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
27 Resources4 Awards

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
by Katherine Paterson, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
24 Resources2 Awards


Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
22 Resources2 Awards

The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
22 Resources5 Awards



Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
16 Resources2 Awards

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
by Margaret W. Musgrove, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
15 Resources3 Awards







The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese: And Other Tales of the Far North
by Howard Norman, Leo Dillon, and Diane Dillon
12 Resources1 Award










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