Marian Wright Edelman

Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense
Fund, is the author of two previous children's books,
Stand For Children and I'm Your Child, God:
Prayers for Our Children. Her books for adults include
the New York Times bestseller The Measure of Our
Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours as well as
Guide My Feet: Prayers and Meditations for Our
Children and Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors. She
has re-ceived the MacArthur Prize Fellowship, the Albert
Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, the Heinz Award, and
the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She and her family live
in Washington, D.C.