Hello,
and welcome to my online home…
Hopefully the fact that you're here means you enjoyed something I wrote. If this is the case, thanks.
I
suppose the first reason you come to a place like this is to find out
more about a person.
Well,
to begin with, my
name is Jessica Alexander and
I write children’s books. Two of these are available now:
Look
Both Ways is
a book for preschoolers. It follows the tale of a little squirrel named
Filbert. Filbert faces danger out
in the big, wide
world
when he makes the journey to Grandma’s house to borrow some nuts
for the soup his mother is making. It takes a very close call for Filbert
to finally realize the importance of being safe and responsible when
he is out on his own.
This
Is The Dream is for kids of all ages. It is a true story
about the civil rights movement. In it, I hope you will discover
that when
people come
together to create nonviolent change, it can have dramatic and lasting
results.
Our world today is not as it was fifty years ago, thanks to the brave
actions of ordinary people. Those people are the heroes of the story.
My
next book, This Is The Game, is forthcoming from HarperCollins. It
follows the history of baseball in America. I am also right now
working on some stuff for middle grades/teens and also a play. I
hope I can find the time and patience to finish! Writing is work, it
requires persistence – never let anyone tell you
otherwise.
Aside from the writing, I am mom to four wildly amazing children. We
live in Roswell, Georgia with two ferrets called Mrs. Slocombe and
Mrs. Axelbee, a fish who is nameless and a giant rabbit
named Galveston.
Thanks
for visiting. Come again!
Jessica
February is Black History Month! Find out more about the Civil Rights Movement and use the This Is The Dream Teacher's Guide (.pdf file) to help plan lessons for classes from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade.
You can e-mail me with questions or suggestions!
This Is The Dream at Amazon.com:
Look Both Ways at Amazon.com:
"An appealing tale with an important message about safety..." - School Library Journal
