Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA Anyabwile now volunteers, teaches art classes to young students, and gives lectures when he isn't working on his For… Anyabwile illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times best selling novel, Monster by Walter Dean Myers. He lives with his family in the UK. Visit his website at or find him on Twitter and Instagram Anyabwile is an Emmy Award winning artist, illustrator and co-creator of the groundbreaking Comic Book Series, Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. Anyabwile has worked with companies such as Cartoon Network, Turner Studios, NBA TV, Nickelodeon, and many others as a character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and concept artist. He is a regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, currently serving as their poet ambassador. Some of his other works include Booked, which was longlisted for the National Book Award, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Help You Aim, Shoot, and Score in this Game of Life, Swing, and the picture books Out of Wonder and The Undefeated, which was longlisted for the National Book Award and won the Caldecott Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times best-selling author of more than thirty-five books, including Rebound, the follow-up to his Newbery medal–winning middle grade novel, The Crossover. See the Bell family in a whole new light through Dawud Anyabwile’s dynamic illustrations as the brothers’ winning season unfolds, and the world as they know it begins to change. But Josh has more than basketball in his blood-he’s got mad beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when it’s all on the line. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering,” raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell.

“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . “A beautifully measured novel of life and line.” - New York Times Book Review 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.2015 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults.

Kwame Alexander’s New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal–winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. Series streaming now on Disney+, with executive producers including NBA great LeBron James!

The crossover graphic novel