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AG Ford

AG FORD is a three-time New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards. He has illustrated picture books by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Robinson, Ilyasah Shabazz, Martin Luther King III, Nick Cannon, Jonah Winter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many others. He lives with his family in Frisco, Texas. Visit him online at agfordillustration.com.
Sea Otter Sunrise
Windy Night with Wild Horses
Time of the Turtle King
Rhinos at Recess
Me and Muhammad Ali
Isobel Adds It Up
Sunlight on the Snow Leopard
Camp Time in California
Late Lunch with Llamas
Narwhal on a Sunny Night
To the Future, Ben Franklin!
Warriors in Winter
Hurricane Heroes in Texas
Commander in Cheese Super Special #1: Mouse Rushmore
A Big Day for Baseball
Littles: And How They Grow
Commander in Cheese #4: The Birthday Suit
Commander in Cheese #3: Have a Mice Flight!
Commander in Cheese #1: The Big Move
Commander in Cheese #2: Oval Office Escape

Books

Sea Otter Sunrise
Windy Night with Wild Horses
Time of the Turtle King
Rhinos at Recess
Me and Muhammad Ali
Isobel Adds It Up
Sunlight on the Snow Leopard
Camp Time in California
Late Lunch with Llamas
Narwhal on a Sunny Night
To the Future, Ben Franklin!
Warriors in Winter
Hurricane Heroes in Texas
Commander in Cheese Super Special #1: Mouse Rushmore
A Big Day for Baseball
Littles: And How They Grow
Commander in Cheese #4: The Birthday Suit
Commander in Cheese #3: Have a Mice Flight!
Commander in Cheese #1: The Big Move
Commander in Cheese #2: Oval Office Escape

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