Oge Mora

{{short description|American children's book illustrator and author}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox writer

| notable_works = Thank You, Omu!

| genre = Children's books

| awards = {{Plainlist|

• {{Awards|Caldecott Honor|2019|Thank You, Omu!}}
• {{Awards|John Steptoe Award for New Talent|2019|Thank You, Omu!}}
• {{Awards|Ezra Jack Keats Book Award|2019|Thank You, Omu!}}

}}

| alma_mater = Rhode Island School of Design

| occupation = Author, illustrator

}}

Oge Mora is a children's book illustrator and author living in Providence, Rhode Island.{{Cite web |title=Oge Mora Bio |url=http://www.ogemora.com/bio |access-date=October 27, 2020 |website=Oge Mora Official Website}} She received a Caldecott Honor,{{Cite web|last=|date=2019-12-20|title=2019 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books|url=https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal/2019-caldecott-medal-and-honor-books|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|language=en}} Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent,{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present |url=http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbookawards/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present }} and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award{{Cite web|title=2019 EJK Award Winners|url=https://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/ejk-awards/2019-ejk-award-winners/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation}} in 2019 for her book, Thank You, Omu!.

Her parents emigrated from Nigeria to Columbus, Ohio.{{Cite news |last=Corbett |first=Sue |title=Fall 2018 Flying Starts: Oge Mora |newspaper=Publishersweekly.com |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/78895-fall-2018-flying-starts-oge-mora.html |access-date=October 27, 2020}} Mora attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). While taking a class called "Picture and Word" at RISD, she created a picture book mock-up, titled Omu's Stew for her final project. The teacher invited editors and art directors to see the final work and Mora's draft was picked up by publisher Little, Brown and Company{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Roger |date=September 5, 2018 |title=Oge Mora Talks with Roger |url=https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=oge-mora-talks-roger |access-date=October 27, 2020}} and published as Thank You, Omu!.

Her illustrations are created with cut paper, paint, and china markers.{{Cite web |last=Corbett |first=Sue |date=December 21, 2018 |title=Fall 2018 Flying Starts: Oge Mora |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/78895-fall-2018-flying-starts-oge-mora.html |access-date=September 6, 2020 |website=Publishers Weekly}}