Because humans are hard-wired for music, that's why. By including our vintage music here, you'll get to experience what others in society felt when these songs first debuted. You'll be inspired or saddened; you'll feel hope or despair. But the most important thing is, you'll hear what came about in the years before your time.
Hello Everyone! I am a former special education teacher, and am currently a full-time children's writer, book blogger and freelance editor. My newest picture book,
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read (Random House) debuted as the No. 1 Picture Book in Women's Biographies and Children's American History. It has received STARRED REVIEWS from Kirkus, Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and School Library Journal, and received a great review by The Wall Street Journal. My first picture book,
Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story (Lee and Low) debuted on September 24, 2018. It is a
School Library Journal selection and received positive
Kirkus and
Horn Book reviews. I penned
African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes, which earned the 2014 Eastern Tennessee Historical Preservation Award, and I earned the
2014 SCBWI Letter of Merit for an unpublished multicultural novel. I am the author of several educational books for teens, and I occasionally review books for
The New York Journal of Books . Thanks for visiting!
