Learning the foundations
Studies physical education and health at Campbell College.
Some stories begin
on a playing field.
A lifetime of teaching. A love of sport.
And a belief that every child has a story worth cheering for.
WILLIAM H. YOUNG JR.Bringing the joy of play
Bringing the joy of play
to the page.
Born and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania, William H. Young Jr. brings a lifelong love of sport and teaching to children’s stories.
He studied physical education and health at Campbell College from 1967 to 1971 before beginning his teaching career in the West Chester Area School District in 1973. He spent 45 years at Penn Wood Elementary School, retiring in 2018.
Along the way, he coached soccer, ran baseball and soccer clinics, published physical-education activity guides and shared ideas at workshops. Helping children find confidence through play has been a thread running through it all.
Today, that experience takes an imaginative turn in Five Steps to Baseball Heaven and Copa’s World Cup Dream—stories where familiar sports equipment becomes a cast of characters with friendship to offer and big dreams to chase.
THE JOURNEY TO STORYTIME
A life with play at its heart.
The first chapter in teaching
Begins teaching in the West Chester Area School District.
A lasting classroom legacy
Retires after 45 years at Penn Wood Elementary School.
New adventures on the page
Publishes two imaginative children’s sports stories.
Come for the game.
Stay for the story.
Meet a little baseball and a soccer ball with very big dreams.
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