My Brother Sean illustrator laments lack of Black children’s authors

Errol Lloyd hopes for emergence of new crop of writers, as Newcastle exhibition opens

An artist who illustrated the first British children's picture book featuring a Black main character almost 50 years ago says not enough Black children's writers or illustrators have come to prominence since then.

The Jamaican-born illustrator Errol Lloyd was nominated for a Kate Greenaway medal for his illustrations for My Brother Sean, written by the late British-Surinamese author Petronella Breinburg.