Glenda Armand was a teacher and school librarian for many years. Now she fulfills her love of reading, learning, writing, and teaching by devoting most of her time to writing while teaching part-time. She enjoys writing stories that inspire children to dream big.
For the Voices in History Biography Series, Ms. Armand has written about Maya Angelou, James Lafayette, and Harriet Tubman.
Ms. Armand is also the author of a number of picture book biographies, including All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration and Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese: A Story of Food, Family, and Freedom. Her latest releases include Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better and The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story.
When not writing or practicing the piano, Ms. Armand tends a garden full of roses and succulents.
Drop by her website at glenda-armand.com.
