The Northbound Train: Saturday Storytime with Leslie Johnson Piotrowski

The Book Stall is excited to welcome Leslie Johnson Piotrowski for a special Saturday Storytime featuring her new picture book, The Northbound Train: A Story of the Great Migration. Based on the author’s family history, The Northbound Train offers a powerful child’s-eye view of the Great Migration and captures what it means to leave home behind in search of something better. 

Leslie Johnson Piotrowski is a biracial author with a passion for representation and sharing her own heritage through literature. The Northbound Train is based partially on her grandfather's journey as part of the Great Migration. Piotrowski has served in the Peace Corps and traveled to over 25 countries. She lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband. This is her debut picture book.