Bread For Words

Told from a first- person picture book biography draws from the real life experiences of a young Frederick Douglass and his attempts to learn how to read and write.

Author Shana Keller personalizes the text for young readers using some of Douglass’s own words. 
The lyrical title comes from the method of how Douglass “paid” other children to teach him. A personal and powerful look at an extraordinary man and social justice activist.