My Books

Keep On A-Walkin’

KIMBERLY BURWELL STANDS UP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 

Written by Dollie Burwell and Cathy Sheafor and Illustrated by Safier Hudson

The story of Kimberly Burwell, daughter of environmental justice pioneer Dollie Burwell. Kimberly stood beside her mother during the 1982 Warren County protests and insisted on joining the action. Her presence—and her arrest—spotlighted the human stakes of environmental injustice and demonstrated that young people can take a meaningful stand for justice. 

Forthcoming from The Pilgrim Press

Sitting and Knitting

Written by Cathy Sheafor and Illustrated by Hannah Sanguinetti

Forthcoming from The Pilgrim Press

As a child anxiously waits with her uncle for her mother to come out of surgery, she notices him unwind a bit of yarn and loop it around two fingers. When she discovers why he knits, she begins her own knitting voyage with a shimmery ball of rainbow yarn. Join these warm characters in their special knitting journey.