A Parents' Choice Gold Medal for The Power of Her Pen

Parents know best and that is precisely why The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne was just awarded the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal of 2020! Check out the bio of one of the very first African American White House Press corps journalists who posed questions to presidents from Eisenhower to Jimmy Carter, as a powerful representative of the black community. As for the amazing illustrations—hats off to John Parra for his warm, textured layered images that brought Ethel to life.