A Child Shall Lead Them

About the Book

A Child Shall Lead Them is about a girl of ten years old who wants to present a Mother’s Day pillow to her mother at a Parent-Teacher Conference activity. Her mother promises that she would be home on time to attend but something comes up at work and she can’t make it. Her mother feels awful about disappointing her daughter and writes her a letter asking for forgiveness for her and any other parent who has ever disappointed their child. The letter was created to make parents mindful that like adults, children are people with the same feelings and emotions that should be honored and respected. The poem the child writes is Love in its truest form. It is from the “mouth of babes”.

About the Author

About the author Elizabeth Mobley Jones is a native of Buffalo, New York. She graduated high school from the Richmond Public School in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Jones received her B.S. Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Elementary Education and a dual Masters Degree in Education from the same university in Administration and Supervision. She has been teaching in the public school in Richmond for 30 years. Her experiences in the public school are extensive in the areas of teaching and administrative duties. Outside of the school she is a mother, foster parent and mentor. Ms. Jones is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated and an affiliate of the Fifth Baptist Church. This book was inspired by divine intervention and fulfilled a need to improve my relationship with my girls. This book is a result of that with the understanding that children matter and are very important and have a voice in this world. About the Illustrator Roderick J. Davis is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He is a graduate of Virginia State University and has a BS Degree in Industrial Technology, Architectural Drafting and Design. He is currently teaching in the Richmond Public Schools. Mr. Davis teaches sixth through eighth grade classes in Technology Education, Pre-Engineering, Basic Architecture and Fundamentals of Pencil Art. Outside of the school environment, he is a mentor for underprivileged teens and the Co-founder of Capoeira Resistencia Virginia (Brazilian Martial Arts).