Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer

This picture-book biography follows James Baldwin as a boy known as Jimmy, before he became a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and activist. Drawn to stories, he read and wrote whenever he could, using words to open new worlds and seeking escape through language amid conflict with an angry stepfather. The book traces how that early love of reading and writing led him toward authorship and giving voice to his community and Black American life.