Theodore Taylor III is a children's book author and illustrator living in Richmond, Virginia with his wife Sarah and son Theo.

He is the illustrator of Woke, Woke Baby, and the New York Times bestselling C is for Country by Lil Nas X. He also received the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for his work on When The Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop.

He is also the illustrator behind Shaquille O'Neal's Little Shaq Series. His work is inspired by his love of music, comics, animation, video games, street art, and more. During the day he works as a front-end web developer. Theodore3.com