Ma Dear's Aprons by Patricia C. McKissack

Fredrick died in April 2013 at the age of 73. In addition to her solo work, McKissack co-wrote many books with her husband, Fredrick, with whom she also co-won the Regina Medal in 1998. What is Given from the Heart was published posthumously in 2019. Notable standalone works include Flossie & the Fox (1986), The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural (1992), and Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? (1992). She also wrote a novel for The Royal Diaries series: Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba. 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 Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl. 'Pat' McKissack ( née Carwell, Aug– April 7, 2017) was a prolific African American children's writer. Never Forgotten was a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book.Children's literature, Biography, Historical fiction, Folktale Goin’ Someplace Special was a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner.

McKissack and illustrated by Diane Dillon (Random House Children’s Books). McKissack and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and Never Forgotten, written by Patricia C. Ransome (Atheneum Books for Young Readers) Goin’ Someplace Special (Atheneum Books for Young Readers), written by Patricia C. Recent publications include Let My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Color, written by Patricia C. Patricia and Fred were awarded the prestigious Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014 by the American Library Association. Patricia and Fred McKissack have always felt 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. Patricia McKissack’s picture book, Mirandy and Brother Wind, was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal. Their book A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter was awarded both the Coretta Scott King Award and the Jane Addams Peace Award.

Patricia McKissack worked as a team with her late husband Fredrick (1939-2013), and together they wrote over one hundred books for young readers, including picture books, beginning readers, information books, and biographies.

Ma Dear's Aprons by Patricia C. McKissack