When Grandmama Sings
Margaree King Mitchell is the author of the Coretta Scott King Honor BookUncle Jed’s Barbershop, illustrated by James E. Ransome, andGranddaddy’s Gift. She is the creator of the Everybody Has a Dream program, which empowers students in urban and rural areas to shoot for the stars with aspirations for their lives. Margaree lives in Kansas City, KS, where she is a member of the Midwest Children’s Authors Guild.James Ransome's work has appeared in nearly fifty books for children, includingUncle Jed's Barbershop, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, andThis Is the Dream. His highly acclaimed illustrations forLet My People Go: Bible Stories Told by a Freeman of Colorwon the NAACP Image Award. He teaches illustration at Syracuse University and lives in Rhinebeck, New York, with his family.