First Grade King

by Karen Lynn Williams, Lena Shiffman (Illustrator)

Relates the experiences first-grader Joey King has at making friends, learning to read, and dealing with the class bully.

119 pages, Hardcover

First published March 23, 1992

About the author

Karen was born in Connecticut, and received her Master’s degree in deaf education. She has lived in Africa and in Haiti. Karen had an early dream to be one of the youngest published authors, starting a writing club at ten. However, Karen's published works came later in life, after extensive travels and family experience. Karen's ability to draw from personal experience and adapt into writing forms for all ages and interests expresses her true gift.