She taught school for many years before becoming a full-time, traveling storyteller. She was awarded a four-year scholarship to Elizabeth City State Teacher's College, where she earned a degree in elementary education. She was strongly influenced by her parents, both of whom were readers and storytellers. McGill was born in the small rural town of Scotland Neck, North Carolina, where she attended a four-room school. Molly Bannaky, the story of a young British girl in 17th century America who became the grandmother of Benjamin Banneker, the first black man to publish an almanac, was an ALA Notable Book and winner of the 2000 IRA Picture Book Award and the 2000 Jane Addams Award. Many of her books have African American protagonists or deal with African American issues. Alice McGill is an American children's writer and professional storyteller.
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