Robert Casilla (born April 16, 1959)[1] is an American artist and illustrator of award-winning children's books.
Mr. Casilla has illustrated several books for children, including biographies of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Jackie Robinson, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
[3] He has illustrated various multicultural children books, including Belpré Medal winner First Day in Grapes.
[5] He currently teaches art to children and he visits schools to talk to students about the process of illustrating books and biographies.
[3] He studied under the artists Marshal Arisman, Jim McMullan, Baron Storey and Julian Allen.