On Writing for Children & Other People by Julius Lester

My first book for children was To Be a Slave. With the advice of my publisher, I started writing children’s books. During this time, I began publishing, my first book coming out in 1968. During those years I hosted and produced a radio show on WBAI-FM in New York City for eight years, and hosted a live television show on WNET in New York for two years. In 1961, I moved to New York City where I lived until 1975. Folksinger Pete Seeger and I wrote a book together, The 12-String Guitar as Played by Leadbelly, which was published when I was twenty-eight. I recorded many of my songs on two albums, which show up on eBay from time to time, and a compilation of both albums was recently reissued on CD from Ace Records in England. I also pursued my music interests - writing songs, singing, and playing the guitar, banjo, clarinet, and piano. in English and became politically active in the civil rights movement. In 1960 I graduated from Fisk University with a B.A. I was not a good writer and I never dreamed I’d become an award-winning author. As a teenager, I lived in Nashville, Tennessee, spending most of my summers at my grandmother’s farm in Arkansas. When I was two my family and I moved to Kansas. Julius Bernard Lester (Janu– January 18, 2018) Ages 8–11.Julius Lester is a 1-Time Bestselling Author The leaders in this book may be little, but they all did something big and amazing, inspiring generations to come. Whether they were putting pen to paper, soaring through the air or speaking up for the rights of others, the women profiled in these pages were all taking a stand against a world that didn’t always accept them. Among these biographies, readers will find heroes, role models, and everyday women who did extraordinary things - bold women whose actions and beliefs contributed to making the world better for generations of girls and women to come. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash. An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing Black women in American history.

On Writing for Children & Other People by Julius Lester