Angela Johnson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Angela Johnson
Occupation	Children's Author
Date Of Birth	Jun 18, 1961(1961-06-18)
Age	63
Birthplace	Tuskegee
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Gemini

Angela Johnson Biography

Angela Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Children's Author who was born on June 18, 1961 in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. The author of children’s pictures books, young adult novels, and poetry focusing on African-American families, Johnson is particularly well known for her Coretta Scott King Award-winning works The First Part Last (2004); Heaven (1999); and Toning the Sweep (1994).

She collaborated with illustrator Dav Pilkey on the 1993 picture book Julius.

Johnson began her career publishing picture books in 1989. In 1993 she branched out into books for young adults, publishing Toning the Sweep. Johnson continues to write across age groups which is rare for authors today. Johnson describes her work as “character driven” and says that she struggles more with the formulation of plot than the development of characters. She says that her characters are sometimes based on people she has met and the stories they have shared with her. According to Johnson, strangers often tell her stories. An older woman on a bus once told her about the man she’d fallen in love with as a teenager. War had kept them apart but they’d stayed in touch and the woman had plans to see him again. This became the inspiration for her characters Sweet and Curtis in Sweet, Hereafter. Johnson also says of her writing “I’ve never set out to teach a lesson, to lecture anyone. I just want to tell a good story.” Jonathan Hunt, chair of the 2018 Margaret Edwards Award committee praised Johnson’s writing for its timeless, nuanced, and elegant craft as well as its wide appeal. Fellow children’s book author Jacqueline Woodson describes Johnson’s writing style as realistic, engaging, and accessible. She says “you can tell by reading her work that she takes her time with the narrative and truly cares about the characters.”

Johnson has won awards for both picture books and novels. She won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award for Tell Me a Story, Mama in 1991. She has won the Coretta Scott King Award three times, for Toning the Sweep in 1994, Heaven in 1999, and The First Part Last in 2004. (She is a two-time runner-up for When I Am Old With You in 1990 and The Other Side, Shorter Poems in 1998.) She won the Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association in 2004, recognizing The First Part Last as the year’s “best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit”. In 2003 Johnson received a MacArthur Genius Grant. In 2018 Johnson was awarded the Margaret Edwards Award for her “significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.”

Many of her works, including her lyrical poetry collection The Other Side: Shorter Poems, paint a vivid picture of the history and character of her home state of Alabama. Though she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, she actually spent most of her youth in Windham, Ohio.

Angela Johnson Net Worth

Angela Johnson is one of the richest Children's Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Angela Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her first picture book, Tell Me a Story, Mama (published in 1991) won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award.

While working as a nanny for children’s writer Cynthia Rylant, the young Johnson was mentored by the established author.

Angela Johnson (born June 18, 1961) is an American writer of children’s books and poetry, with over 40 books to her credit since beginning her writing career in 1989. Her children’s picture books are simple yet poetic stories about African-American families, friendships, and common childhood experiences such as moving. Her books for older children revolve around similar themes but also explore deeper issues such as teen pregnancy and divorce. Her characters are realistic and the treatment sensitive, positive, and hopeful. Many of Johnson’s books have connections to Alabama and Alabama history.

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Who is Angela Johnson Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Angela Ranked on the list of most popular Children's Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Angela Johnson celebrates birthday on June 18 of every year.

Is Angela Johnson still married?

Anjelah Johnson
Spouse| Manwell Reyes ​ ( m. 2011)​
Website| www.anjelah.com

What does Manwell Reyes do?

Professions

Who did anjelah Johnson cheer for?

In the beginning of her career, Johnson- Reyes was a professional cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders. As an Oakland Raiderette, she was named Rookie of the Year and even performed in Super Bowl XXXVII. After that year she decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting.

Where is anjelah Johnson performing?

DATECITYVENUE
06/16/2022| McAllen, TX| McAllen Performing Arts Center
06/17/2022| Corpus Christi, TX| Selena Auditorium at American Bank Center
06/18/2022| Houston, TX| Bayou Music Center
06/19/2022| Austin, TX| Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater

How old is Manuel Reyes?

How old is Manwell Reyes? Based on the information provided on her Instagram, stand-up comedian Anjelah Johnson husband celebrates his birthday on 28 July. As of 2021, he is 40 years old.