Attorney,
author and health expert,
Tonya
Lewis Lee is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the
University of Virginia School of Law. As a children's television producer
she has worked with Disney, Nickelodeon, and Noggin/The N, where she was the
executive producer of the award-winning documentary I Sit Where I Want: The
Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and the critically acclaimed
miniseries Miracle's Boys.
Lee is also the author of the novel the Gotham Diaries and has authored several, award winning childrens books with husband, Academy Award nominated filmmaker Spike Lee
Tonya and Spike have two children a daughter Satchel (born in 1994) and a son Jackson (born in 1997).
Gotham Diaries
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with Crystal McCrary Anthony
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Hyperion (June 30, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401301193
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
An uproarious work of social satire by Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal McCrary
Anthony, who give us an exclusive peek into the world of super-rich,
super-connected African Americans.
Lauren is trying to be an independent woman by starting her own documentary film
company, but it's difficult when you're married to Ed Thomas, one of the
wealthiest African-American businessmen in the country -- particularly when he
seems to have a roving eye. Manny is an up-and-coming gay real estate agent who
arrived in Manhattan from Alabama with only the clothes on his back. He's made
his way to the top of his profession -- yet he still wants more and is intent on
charming his way into riches to keep his gorgeous live-in boyfriend happy. Tandy
is one of the powerful "ladies who lunch" until her husband's death reveals his
shocking financial problems. Now, she's desperate to reinvent herself and must
find a new source of money.
In this compelling first novel, authors Tonya Lewis Lee and Crystal McCrary
Anthony give us a rare glimpse inside the fashionable and urbane world of New
York's chic African-American society and its incumbent scandals, foibles, and
skeletons. Gotham Diaries is a gripping novel, filled with fascinating
characters and a plot that won't let go.
Giant Steps to Change the World
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with Spike Lee and Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 5 and up
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (January 4, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689868154
ISBN-13: 978-0689868153
Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 10.2 x 0.4 inches
"On some days your dreams may seem too away far to realize… Listen to the
whispers of those that came before..."
Following the success of their much beloved picture books, Please, Baby,
Please and Please, Puppy, Please; Academy Award nominated director Spike
Lee, and his talented wife Tonya Lewis Lee offer up an inspirational picture
book about activism and taking the big steps to set things right set to
beautiful illustrations by the award-winning Sean Qualls. Using examples of
people throughout history who have taken "giant steps", this book urges kids
to follow in their footsteps and not be hindered by fear or a sense that you
are not good enough. Despite the challenges, even the smallest step can
change the world. So, what's your next step going to be?
Please, Baby, Please
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with
Spike Lee and
Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 2 and up
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (March 21, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689834578
ISBN-13: 978-0689834578
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.2 x 7.8 inches
From waking the entire house at five in the morning and wearing breakfast on
their heads to making giant waves in the bath and refusing to go to sleep
(without one more kiss), toddlers are always full of energy and surprises.
Academy Award-nominated director and producer Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya
Lewis Lee, recall some of the "surprises" that came with raising their own
two children in this exuberant picture book that's perfect for family
sharing. The Lees personally chose acclaimed artist (and father of two)
Kadir Nelson to illustrate this book, and the resulting work -- a daring
combination of warmth and vibrant color -- explodes with all the energy of
childhood (and concludes with the patience, understanding, and unconditional
love of being a parent).
A toddler's antics keep his mother busy as she tries to feed him, watch him
on the playground, give him a bath, and put him to bed.
Please, Puppy, Please
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with Spike Lee and Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 2 and up
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers (October 18, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0689868049
ISBN-13: 978-0689868047
Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.4 x 10 inches
Away from the gate,
puppy puppy, please, puppy.
Oh wait, puppy, wait,
please, please, please,
please....
In page after page of tail-wagging fun, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker
Spike Lee and his wife, Beacon Award-winning producer Tonya Lewis Lee, take
a close-up look at what happens when a couple of high-energy toddlers meet
their match in an adventurous pup who has no plans of letting up.
Irresistible illustrations by
Coretta Scott King Award winner Kadir Nelson
unleash countless memorable moments of toddlerhood, and puppyhood, which
families with four-legged friends will enjoy over and over again.
A Children's Book-of-the-Month "Club Main Selection", and A Black
Expressions Book Club, "Featured Selection"
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