John Steptoe was born in New York and wrote and illustrated many successful children's books. His work was often informed by his experiences as a black child living in near-ghetto conditions. He is known for the almost photographic realism of his drawings. John Steptoe died in New York in 1989.
An African folk-retelling formed around the Cinderella trope, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters tells the story of two young women who are to vie for the a...