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Patricia McKissack. Patricia C. McKissack (née Carwell; August 9, 1944 – April 7, 2017) was a prolific African American children's writer. [1] She was the author of over 100 books, including Dear America books A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl; Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, The Great Migration North; and ...
Patricia C. McKissack dedicated her career as a writer to showcasing black voices through children’s books and biographies that highlighted prominent African American figures. The prolific author wrote over one hundred books, coauthoring many with her husband, Fredrick L. McKissack.
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Patricia L'Ann Carwell was born to parents Robert and Erma Carwell on August 9, 1944, in Smyrna, Tennessee. She was inspired to be a writer by her mother, who liked to read her the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, and by her grandparents who told her many stories. Her grandfather's stories usually included the names of her and siblings Nolan and Sar...
In 1975, Patricia McKissack began her professional writing career. In 1980, she became a full-time author. Her family moved to St. Louis, where she started a writing service. Her husband, Fredrick, also became interested in writing and researching for non-fiction books. One of their goals as a couple was to introduce children to African-American hi...
1990 Coretta Scott King Award, winner, A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter(Fredrick & Patricia)1990 Jane Addams Children's Book Award, winner, A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter(Fredrick & Patricia)1993 Carter G. Woodson Book Award, winner, Madam C.J. Walker(Fredrick & Patricia)1993 Coretta Scott King Award, winner, The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the SupernaturalThe Good Shepherd Prayer: Understanding the 23rd Psalm, as by L'Ann Carwell, illustrated by Pam Erickson (1979)God Gives New Life, as Carwell, illus. Deborah Stockton Miller (Concordia, 1981)Who Is Who?, illus. Elizabeth M. Allen (1983)Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Poet to Remember(1984)Patricia and Fred McKissack feel strongly that all young people need good literature by and about African-Americans and have stated a dual goal of improving the self-image of African-American children and of encouraging an open attitude in all children toward cultures different from their own.
(1944–2017). American children’s author Patricia McKissack wrote more than 100 books about the African American experience. In 1993 her book The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural (1992) was chosen as a Newbery Honor Book, and she also won the Coretta Scott King Author Award for it.
Feb 8, 2008 · Patricia C. McKissack’s journey to become a children’s book author began as she sat on the front porch wrapped in her mother’s arms. As she listened to her mama recite the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a spell wove around them.
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Apr 14, 2017 · With books like “ Mirandy and Brother Wind,” “ Flossie & The Fox,” “ A Song for Harlem,” and more than 100 other titles, McKissack wrote positive stories about the lives and histories of African-American children, something that was hard to find when she started writing in the 1970s.
