Julius Lester

Julius Lester was an American author who wrote children's books, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. During his career he was awarded with the Newberry Honor Medal. He also had his books listed as The New York Times Outstanding Book, National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, American Library Association Notable Book, National Jewish Book Award Finalist, and a National Book Award Finalist.

The best place to start is the Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator series, the earliest of Julius Lester's multi-book series: it opens with Tales from Africa(0)Description / Buy at AmazonThe Ugly Duckling (1843) and runs to 96 books across 1843–2023, ending with A Walk in the Woods (2023). Julius Lester's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Julius Lester has 148 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1843 and 2023. 100 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator series with 96 books — and 48 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Julius Lester's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator (1843–2023, 96 books) and Uncle Remus (1987–1994, 4 books).

This guide splits Julius Lester's 148 books into 2 named series and 48 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator (96 books, 1843–2023); Uncle Remus (4 books, 1987–1994).