James has Illustrated twenty-four published books for children, including four collections of Native American creation myths, a Tlinglit raven myth from Alaska, a classic Chinese folk-tale of the Sung dynasty, and four volumes of poetry. Illustrations have been shown at the Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration in New York. In 1993 he received PARENTING magazine’s Certificate of Excellence for distinguished achievement in children’s literature. In 1983 he won the Society of Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators Don Freeman Grant for Illustrators. Three books have been designated International Reading Association Children’s Choices. His books have been translated into German, Swedish, Finnish and Korean.
