Lillie Patterson

Lillie Patterson (May 3, 1917 – March 11, 1999) was an American writer who worked as a school and college librarian in Baltimore, Maryland. She wrote 17 books for children and young adults including Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It won the very first Coretta Scott King Award. She also wrote books about the Statue of Liberty, Coretta Scott King, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington.

She grew up listening to her grandmother telling stories in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Meet Miss Liberty (1962) Halloween: A Holiday Book (1963) Frederick Douglass: Freedom Fighter (1965) Birthdays: A Holiday Book (1965) Lumberjacks of the North Woods (1967) Christmas Feasts and Festivals: A Holiday Book (1968) Christmas in America: A Holiday Book (1969) Christmas in Britain and Scandinavia (1970) Christmas Trick or Treat (1979) Jenny, the Halloween Spy (1979) The Jack-O'Lantern Trick (1979) Sure Hands, Strong Heart: The Life of Daniel Hale Williams (1981) David: The Story of a King (1985) Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Freedom Movement (1989)