Kim Taylor

Kim Taylor is a Speech-Language Pathologist at a large school for deaf children in NY. She is also an expert quilter whose works have been exhibited at several venues throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Kim’s quilts reflect African American life, and she tells stories through her materials. After researching the origins of the Juneteenth celebration, she created a Juneteenth story quilt which she has exhibited and presented in dozens of local schools. Realizing that many teachers and students were unaware of the holiday, she was moved to write her first children’s book, A Flag for Juneteenth. Kim's debut book is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. A Flag for Juneteenth was selected by the Brooklyn Public Library as one of the 250 most influential books in United States History. A Flag for Juneteenth is in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and has been included in the Obama Presidential Library. The collection contains titles that were personally curated by the Obamas, and are featured in the President's Reading Room. Kim lives in Nassau County, New York.