Public Profile

ABOUT PATRICIA HRUBY POWELL

Patricia Hruby Powell is the author of Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, (Chronicle 2014) honoree of a Sibert, Boston Globe Horn Book, Ragazzi International, Parents Choice Gold, CSK for illustrations, and five starred review; Loving vs. Virginia (Chronicle 2017) an Arnold Adoff Poetry Award Honor; Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (McElderry/S&S 2020); Struttin’ With Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz (Charlesbridge 2018), Society of Midland Authors Nonfiction Award and Arnold Adoff Poetry Honor. All four are Junior Library Guild Selections. Her upcoming books include one about Women’s Suffrage and another about Martha Graham (Chronicle Books).

Patricia danced throughout Europe and the Americas speaking in her dances; she has performed as an aerial dancer, storyteller, is a retreat leader, a librarian, and has worked as a lithographer. Now she keynotes and presents at book conferences. She has received national awards and fellowships for her storytelling, choreography, and writing. www.talesforallages.com phpowell@talesforallages.com

I inspire kids to read. Author visits include discussion of writing her books, getting published; accented by dancing, storytelling, and at times, world-wide percussion instruments.