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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Nancy Churnin
Discover the fascinating true story of Jewish immigrants who played a key role in the creation of the beloved teddy bear, connecting their humble Brooklyn candy shop to the President…
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Eliza Davis believed in speaking up for what was right, even if it meant telling Charles Dickens he was wrong.
The true story of how a Massachusetts neighborhood rallied together to help a lesbian couple feel welcome and loved again after experiencing anti-LGBTQ hate.
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Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to America the Beautiful after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1893. But the story behind the song begins with Katharine herself…
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When the rules kept Charlie Sifford from playing in the Professional Golf Association, he set out to change them.
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Eliza Davis believed in speaking up for what was right. Even if it meant telling Charles Dickens he was wrong.
Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930’s only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of black tournaments, but he was…
Queen Charlotte brought her family’s festive holiday yule bough from Germany to England. While planning a Christmas Day party in 1800 at Windsor Castle for over 100 children, she realized…
Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born the same year a world apart. Both faced ugly prejudices and violence, which both answered with words of love and faith…
Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn’t see any artists who looked like her. She didn’t see any paintings of people who looked like her, either…
The story of how one Jewish woman changed history and created Hadassah
Inspiring true story about the difference one person can make. What mountain will you move?
Shabbat brings 1 table, 2 candles, and 3 braids in the challah, kittens waiting to be fed, friends knocking at the door, smiles all around, and more. Count from 1…
Before emigrating from Ireland, Lila assures her siblings they will still celebrate Halloween in America, but with no turnips to carve into jack-o-lanterns, Lila must get creative to keep her…
William Hoy’s love for baseball changed the sport forever.
Inspired by a card her father brings home from England, nineteen-year-old Esther Howland pioneers a new way of expressing love in America by creating and selling Valentine's Day cards and…
An immigrant, a talent–and America itself was changed. The true story of Irving Berlin, his songs, and American music. Beautifully, artfully done. –Jane Yolen, award-winning author of How Do Dinosaurs…
Nancy Churnin, Shayna Vincent
This tender story explores the impact of a parent's cancer diagnosis on a child's daily life, while offering kids ways to help loved ones on their recovery journey.
