Ricardo Cortés (born 1973) is an illustrator and author. He has written and illustrated a children's book about

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: '' It's Just a Plant''. He illustrated ''

Go the Fuck to Sleep ''Go the Fuck to Sleep'' is a satirical book written by American author Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés. Described as a "children's book for adults", it reached No. 1 on Amazon.com's bestseller list a month before its release, ...

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Adam Mansbach Adam Mansbach (born July 1, 1976) is an American author. He has previously been a visiting professor of literature at Rutgers University-Camden, with their New Voices Visiting Writers program (2009–2011). Biography Mansbach graduated from Col ...

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for adults, and '' I Don't Want To Blow You Up!'', a coloring book with pages devoted to famous Muslims who are not terrorists. A 2011 project is to raise money to distribute an illustrated booklet about

jury nullification Jury nullification (US/UK), jury equity (UK), or a perverse verdict (UK) occurs when the jury in a trial, criminal trial gives a Acquittal, not guilty verdict despite a defendant having clearly broken the law. The jury's reasons may include the ...

(under the title ''Jury Independence Illustrated''). The intention is to educate the public (specifically potential jurors) about their ability to acquit a defendant because the jury (or juror) disagrees with the law in question. A grant of $2,000 has been provided by the Department of Cultural Affairs' Greater New York Arts Development. Cortes graduated from

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in 1995.

Selected bibliography

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References

External links

Official website
* 1973 births Living people American male writers American children's book illustrators {{US-illustrator-stub Columbia College (New York) alumni Cannabis writers