Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World - Couverture rigide

Walter, Mildred Pitts

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0688066453 ISBN 13 : 9780688066451

Editeur : HarperCollins, 1986

Synopsis

"Justin gets in here just before you every day, Mama. And he does nothing around here." - Evelyn

"You can make your own egg, Justin." - Hadiya

"Justin, why didn't you clean your room?" - Mama

Justin's sisters and his mama are always fussing at him. No wonder he's glad to go visit Grandpa's ranch. While he's there he will ride his favorite horse, Black Lightning, see the cowboys at the rodeo, and forget all about "women's work."

Mildred Pitts Walter writes with the sure touch of experience. She tells about a very special grandfather and about a boy's struggle to make it in a "man's world" -- even though he is surrounded by women.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

MILDRED PITTS WALTER, pioneering author of books featuring African-American children and Civil Rights activist, died May 19, 2026, in Redwood City, CA. Born in DeRidder, Louisiana, on September 9, 1922, she was 103 years old.

In the 1960s, seeing the need for books for African-American children, she wrote LILLIE OF WATTS. A founding member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), she also co-founded the Northeast Women’s Center. Her long-time editor, Barbara Lalicki, says, “She worked throughout her life for a world of equality and understanding.”

Mildred Pitts Walter’s acclaimed picture books and novels for young readers include the Coretta Scott King Award-winning JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD and four Coretta Scott King Honor books including MISSISSIPPI CHALLENGE, also a non-fiction winner of the Christopher Award. As SCBWI board member, author-illustrator Pat Cummings says, “She was a fierce, gentle warrior with a pen.”

Mildred Pitts Walter’s inspiring autobiography, SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG, is published by the University Press of Mississippi.

Mildred Pitts Walter is predeceased by her husband, Earl, their son Lloyd, and her siblings. She is survived by their son Craig, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Catherine Stock lives in New York City and France.

"You can make your own egg, Justin." - Hadiya

"Justin, why didn't you clean your room?" - Mama

Justin's sisters and his mama are always fussing at him. No wonder he's glad to go visit Grandpa's ranch. While he's there he will ride his favorite horse, Black Lightning, see the cowboys at the rodeo, and forget all about "women's work."

Mildred Pitts Walter writes with the sure touch of experience. She tells about a very special grandfather and about a boy's struggle to make it in a "man's world" -- even though he is surrounded by women.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0688066453
• ISBN 13: 9780688066451
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Stock Catherine
• Nombre de pages: 128
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