All the kindergarten students are buzzing with curiosity about a new face at school. “Who is that well-dressed man?” they ask. Why, it’s their new substitute teacher of course!

About the Author

Dr. Craig Anthony Ashford was born in Columbia, South Carolina and graduated from one of the oldest African-American schools in Columbia, C.A. Johnson High School, in 1992. After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy where he spent 6 years in active duty and 14 years in reserve. Ashford earned his bachelor’s degree in social and criminal justice and his master’s in education with a specialization in early childhood development from Ashford University. He went on to earn a master’s degree in psychology with a specialization in criminology and justice studies from The University of the Rockies and his doctorate in education from Walden University.

After completing his fifteen-book series, he plans on earning a doctorate in psychology so he can one day become the first African-American superintendent for Lexington District 2 in Lexington, SC where he currently resides and works as a substitute teacher.