Jerry Craft

(1963-01-22) January 22, 1963
New York City, U.S.

Mama's Boyz
New Kid

Early life and education[edit]

Craft grew up in Washington Heights and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 1984 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Craft had two sons, Jaylen and Aren, but Aren passed away on February 18, 2024,[11] when he was only 24 years old, a potential suicide. He and his brother co-wrote the book The Offenders: Saving the World While Serving Detention! with their father.[12][13] Craft lives in Norwalk, Connecticut.[13]

2020 for New Kid

Newbery Medal

2013 — Best Comic Strip or Webcomic for Mama's Boyz[14]

Glyph Awards

2009 African American Literary Awards Show Open Book Awards

2007 Conversation Starter award — DC Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy

2004 African American Literary Awards Show Open Book Awards

Outstanding Supporter Award (2x)

American Diabetes Association

— nominated[15]

National Cartoonists Society

(written with Jaylen Craft & Aren Craft) The Offenders: Saving the World While Serving Detention! (Mama's Boyz, Inc., 2014)

(Quill Tree Books, 2019)

New Kid

(Quill Tree Books, 2020)

Class Act

School Trip (Quill Tree Books, 2023)

Official website

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Jerry Craft