Pinksta & the Polka Dotted Pinstriped Wearing Princess by Sy Alexander

Sy Alexander is a graduate of Ohio State University with a B.S. Degree in Education. She established Proud 2-B Me Publishing and was honored in Who’s Who Among Successful African Americans in 1998. Ms. Alexander has written two children’s books, “The Tale of the Old Maypop Tree: A Southern Folktale” and “Pinksta & The Polka Dotted Pinstriped Pants Wearing Princess.”

In 2009, Ms. Alexander appeared at The Decatur Book Festival, The Spring Book Festival in 2008, For Sister’s Only at the Georgia World Congress Center in 2007, and The National Black Arts Festival. Ms. Alexander was also featured in Booking Matters Magazine’s Author Spotlight. When asked about the inspiration behind Pinksta & the Polka Dotted Pinstriped Wearing Princess, Ms. Sy Alexander gave this response:

“I wrote this story because I saw it as a stage production and wrote a story to fit the production. I saw a vision of Pinksta & The Polka Dotted Pinstriped Pants Wearing Princess traveling to cities all over the U.S. to teach and entertain children! My prayer is to someday have it produced on stage. I met Russell Simmons and gave him a copy of the book. I thought their little girl would be an awesome Pinksta in the production. Oops! Here I am again getting stuck in “P” words !”

At Ohio State University’s Read Aloud, Ms. Alexander is featured reading one of her favorite books ”The Pact: Three Young Men Make A Promise and Fulfill A Dream”. She is sharing this powerful story through book discussions and the written word with school students. Young men who would like to write about their struggle with completing their education are welcome to contact Ms. Sy Alexander at proud2bemepub@msn.com.