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Currently, Christopher Paul Curtis is 71 years, 7 months and 12 days old. Christopher Paul Curtis will celebrate 72rd birthday on a Saturday 10th of May 2025. Below we countdown to Christopher Paul Curtis upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Age | 71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 10, 1953 (Flint, MI) |
| Birthday | May 10 |
| Town/City | Flint, MI |
| Nationality | MI |
Christopher Paul Curtis’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Christopher Paul Curtis was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
First African American recipient of the Newbery Medal for children's literature, he is best known for works such as Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963. His other award-winning books include Elijah of Buxton and The Mighty Miss Malone.
He published his first book the same year he graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint in 1999. Prior to that he worked on a factory assembly line for over a decade in his native Michigan.
His work, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963, won the Coretta Scott King Award.
He grew up in Flint, Michigan. He and his wife, Habon Curtis, had children named Steven, Cydney Ayaan and Ebyaan.
His book, Elijah of Buxton, also won the Coretta Scott King Award.
