Janelle Washington (born September 18, 1977)[citation needed] is an American paper cut artist, author, and illustrator of children's picture books.
She is known for her illustrations of the book Choosing Brave,[1][2] the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till and how she handled her son's murder.
[3][4][5] Washington was born in 1977 in Virginia.
She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University.