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ALICE FAYE DUNCAN is a National Board Library Media Specialist who writes for young learners. Since 1995, she has written 14 picture books that are celebrated for vivid imagery and musical lyricism. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop received a Coretta Scott King Honor Medal for Illustrations in 2019. Yellow Dog Blues was a New York Times and ...
Until now, nobody knew Coretta. She was a prophet, too. This critical civil rights book for middle-graders reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. This Juneteenth history is told through the eyes of Opal Lee, the girl who grew up to be the Grandmother of Juneteenth.
Jun 20, 2020 · Alice Faye Duncan is an award-winning writer, teacher, and school librarian. She is also a partner in the Sowing Circle, an organization of Black creatives working to bring books to children in schools, hospitals, and homes. Her picture books cover history and family, friendships and motherhood, all with a rich attention to detail and a generosity of spirit. That generous spirit is on full ...
Sep 26, 2022 · Yellow Dog Blues by Alice Faye Duncan, illus. by Chris Raschka. Eerdmans, $18.99 Sept. 27 ISBN 978-0-8028-5553-4. We spoke with Duncan about how her careers as a teaching librarian and children's ...
Feb 9, 2022 · Librarian for Life: Alumna Uses Picture Books to Share History. Children’s book author and school librarian Alice Faye Duncan (’91) looks for those moments in history that define generations but are not often discussed or told in picture books. When children’s book author Alice Faye Duncan was working toward her master’s degree in ...
Jan 1, 2018 · This group is for authors who have written a children's book (picture or non-picture) that entail positive, educational content along with African American illustrations for children of color and for readers who support and enjoy them. No comments have been added yet. Alice Faye Duncan is the author of Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop (4.29 ...
ALICE FAYE DUNCAN is a National Board educator, who writes books for young learners. Her books, HONEY BABY SUGAR CHILD & JUST LIKE A MAMA were nominated for an NAACP Image Award in Children's Literature during 2006 and 2020. Alice speaks to children and adults about the American Civil Rights Movement as it happened from 1955 to 1968.
