Ricardo Cortés (illustrator)
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Ricardo Cortés is an illustrator and author. He has written and illustrated a children's book about marijuana: It's Just a Plant
. He illustrated Go the Fuck to Sleep
, Adam Mansbach
's bedtime story
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
(under the title Jury Independence Illustrated). The intention is to educate the public (specifically potential jurrors) 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.
It's Just a Plant
It's Just a Plant is a children's book, written, illustrated and published by Ricardo Cortés. It is designed for parents who want to educate their children about marijuana. The book's pro-marijuana legalization message has drawn widespread attention from critics and the media since its publication...
. He illustrated Go the Fuck to Sleep
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Go the Fuck to Sleep is a book written by American author Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés. Described as a "children's book for adults", it reached No...
, Adam Mansbach
Adam Mansbach
Adam Mansbach is an American author and professor of fiction at Rutgers University who wrote the "children's book for adults" Go the Fuck to Sleep. Other books Mansbach has written include Angry Black White Boy and The End of the Jews .-References:...
's bedtime story
Bedtime story
A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare them for sleep.Bedtime stories have many advantages, for parents/adults and children alike. The fixed routine of a bedtime story before sleeping has a relaxing effect, and the soothing...
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
Jury nullification occurs in a trial when a jury reaches a verdict contrary to the judge's instructions as to the law.A jury verdict contrary to the letter of the law pertains only to the particular case before it; however, if a pattern of acquittals develops in response to repeated attempts to...
(under the title Jury Independence Illustrated). The intention is to educate the public (specifically potential jurrors) 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.