Alice McGill is an American children's writer and professional storyteller.
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[clarification needed] and the 2000 Jane Addams Award.
McGill was born in the small rural town of Scotland Neck, North Carolina, where she attended a four-room school.
She was awarded a four-year scholarship to Elizabeth City State Teacher's College, where she earned a degree in elementary education.
Her storytelling research has taken her to 41 states and Canada, as well as the West Indies and Africa, and she brings her repertoire of American, African, and African American folklore and folk traditions to libraries, classrooms and other venues around the country.