
The Apache, Children's Press (Chicago, IL), 1984. It's the Truth, Christopher, illustrated by Bartholomew, Augsburg (Minneapolis, MN), 1984. Lights out, Christopher, illustrated by Bartholomew, Augsburg ( Minneapolis, MN), 1984. Michael Jackson, Superstar, Children's Press (Chicago, IL), 1984.

Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Poet to Remember, Children's Press (Chicago, IL), 1984. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Man to Remember, Children's Press (Chicago, IL), 1984. Who Is Who?, Children's Press ( Chicago, IL), 1983. Louis, MO), 1979.Īsk the Kids, Concordia (St.

(Under name L'Ann Carwell) God Gives New Life, Concordia (St. (Under name L'Ann Carwell) Good Shepherd Prayer, Concordia (St. DuBois Hungry Mind Award, 1993, for The World in 1492 Newbery Honor Award and Coretta Scott King Author Award, both 1993, both for The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural Coretta Scott King Honor Award and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, both 1993, both for Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1999, for Let My People Go Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, Kent State University's Virginia Hamilton Conference, 2001.

Lewis Silver Medal awards, Christian Educators Association, 1984, for It's the Truth, Christopher and 1985, for Abram, Abram, Where Are We Going? Caldecott Honor Award, 1989, for Mirandy and Brother Wind Parents' Choice Award, 1989, for Nettie Jo's Friends Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and Coretta Scott King Award, both 1990, both for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter Woodson Merit award, 1991, for W. Helen Keating Ott Award, National Church and Synagogue Librarians Association, 1980, for editorial work at Concordia Publishing House C. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Educational consultant on minority literature. Louis, instructor, beginning 1978 co-owner with Fredrick L. Children's book editor at Concordia Publishing House, 1976 –81, and Institute of Children's Literature, beginning 1984 University of Missouri -St. Louis, MO, part-time instructor in English, beginning 1975. Junior high school English teacher in Kirkwood, MO, 1968 –75 Forest Park College, St. Office -All-Writing Services, 225 South Meramec, No. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Methodist. Education: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University (now Tennessee State University), B.A., 1964 Webster University, M.A., 1975. McKissack (a writer), Decemchildren: Fredrick Lemuel Jr., Robert and John (twins). McKissack, Patricia (L'Ann) C(arwell) 1944 –īorn August 9, 1944, in Nashville, TN daughter of Robert (a civil servant) and Erma (a civil servant) Carwell married Fredrick L.
