While in his twenties, Christopher Myers established himself as one of today's most talented children's book illustrators. In 1998, Myers won a Caldecott Honor for his illustrations in Harlem. The following year, he wrote and illustrated Black Cat, a book that received a Coretta Scott King Honor. Myers is not afraid to push the boundaries of his own art, often experimenting with a combination of paints, photographs, and cut-paper collages. In addition to writing and illustrating his own stories, Myers often illustrates books written by his father, award-winning author Walter Dean Myers.