She was inducted into the Society of Illustrators in 2001 and into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 1999. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for her illustrations in Nathaniel Talking and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in Night on Neighborhood Street, all written by Eloise Greenfield. Gilchrist illustrated the highly acclaimed picture book The Great Migration: Journey to the North, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, a Junior Library Guild Best Book, an NAACP Image Award nominee, a CCBC Best Book, and a Georgia State Children's Book Award nominee. Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning illustrator-author of seventy-four children's books. Eloise was a beloved children’s book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers. Her works, which include the award-winning poetry collections Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems and Nathaniel Talking, reflect the many positive attributes. She received many awards, including the 2018 Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. She was the author of forty-eight children’s books including Honey, I Love and Other Poems and The Great Migration. Eloise Greenfield’s first book was published in 1972.
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