Julius Bernard Lester was a versatile character. Besides being a renowned American author who wrote children’s and adults’ books, he worked as an academic professional (teacher) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for more than three decades. Moreover, Lester was also a civil rights activist, a photographer, and a musician. He recorded two albums of […]
Born and raised in Baltimore, Carole Boston Weatherford is an African-American author and critic. She writes children’s literature and historical books, as well as poetry and commentaries. Her books talk about African American history, families and traditions, and jazz. To date, she has written more than 40 books and bagged many awards and medals for […]
As suggested by the name, picture books contains many pictures or illustrations typically for children. They have elementary language that helps children develop reading skills. While children are the target readers for most of these books, some picture books are also aimed at adults. Significance Picture books are not just for children to play with; […]
