[1] He was based in Easton, Pennsylvania,[2] and worked with authors such as Jane Yolen, Nikki Grimes, Eloise Greenfield, Howard Bryant, Joyce Carol Thomas, and Bill Martin Jr, among others.
Floyd grew up in low income housing and attended 11 different elementary schools.
[1] In school his teachers began to notice his illustrations and submitted his work to a scholarship committee.
"[1] Floyd won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award in 2009[6] and 2022.
[13] Laura Charlotte received a Parents' Choice Award and a School Library Journal Best Books citation.