Mildred D. Taylor

An American author of children's literature, the writer Mildred D. Taylor has been putting out work for a long time now on a regular basis, having become one of the most prominent voices within the industry over the years, creating much loved stories that recollect her past as well as that of her culture growing up in the United States. Living through segregation as an African-American woman, she would write about many of her experiences that she would witness growing up under such circumstances.

The best place to start is the Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator series, the earliest of Mildred D. Taylor'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). Mildred D. Taylor's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Mildred D. Taylor has 107 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1843 and 2023. 106 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator series with 96 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Mildred D. Taylor'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 Logan Family Saga (1975–2020, 10 books).

This guide splits Mildred D. Taylor's 107 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Jerry Pinkney as Illustrator (96 books, 1843–2023); Logan Family Saga (10 books, 1975–2020).