Biographical - General
-
An Abundance of Light: A Story of Matisse in Morocco
$19.99 Add to cartHenri Matisse searches for light and inspiration in Morocco in the year 1912 in this vibrant picture book biography telling the story of a formative experience in the painter’s life.
Henri Matisse lov- Author: Stringer, Lauren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 153449362X
- Language: English
-
Curiosity and Me
$15.99 Add to cartTen-year-old Jaya dreads going to her Patti’s house every week. Maybe it’s because Patti is grouchy. Maybe it’s because Patti never talks. Maybe it’s because Jaya doesn’t know what to say. But with th
- Author: C, Sailee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 46
- Publish Date: October 30 2024
- ISBN10: 9798894439334
- Language: English
-
Corazonadas / Hunches
$9.95 Read moreSi te gust? Persona normal, amar?s las Corazonadas que el t?o Paco le obsequia a Sebasti?n.
Encontr? la caja por pura casualidad; era peque?a y estaba firmemente atada con un cordel azul. Con marcador
- Author: Taibo, Benito
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 06 2016
- ISBN10: 6070736311
- Language: Spanish
-
C?sar (Spanish Edition): S?, Se Puede!
$9.99 Read moreThe Spanish edition of the ALA Pura Belpr? Honor Book for Narrative and Illustration about the life and work of C?sar Chavez.
Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, C?sar Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of
- Author: Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: January 21 2014
- ISBN10: 1477816089
- Language: Spanish
-
Tove and the Island with No Address
$18.99 Add to cartA gorgeous picture book homage to celebrated Moomin author Tove Jansson.
Tove and her family go to the island with no address every summer. After checking to make sure that everything in the cabin is- Author: Soloy, Lauren
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1774883155
- Language: English
-
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
$7.99 Add to cartNewbery Award-winning author Marguerite Henry’s beloved novel about a boy who would do anything to paint is now available in a refreshed paperback edition.
Benjamin West was born with an extraordinary- Author: Henry, Marguerite
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 11 2014
- ISBN10: 148140394X
- Language: English
-
Just Like You, only a little more different.
$16.85 Add to cartThis book was originally written to help the kids at his school understand and ask questions about Ziggy, as he cannot communicate with them. Although, it has also helped educate other children that i
- Author: Seal, Brook
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: December 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1922803340
- Language: English
-
Thousand Pieces of Gold
$17.00 Read moreThe extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West–“an important contribution to the history of pioneer women” (Ms. Magaz… [more below]
- Author: Lum McCunn, Ruthanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: July 21 2015
- ISBN10: 0807083267
- Language: English
-
Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star
$8.99 Add to cartHow did a poor boy named Edson–who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags–go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? Here is the story of the boy who with great deter… [more below]
- Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 037587156X
- Language: English
-
Charles And His Gee’s Bend Quilt
$14.99 Add to cartWhen Charles schedules a playdate with his friends Lucius and Robert, they have no idea they’re about to travel back in time to Gee’s Bend, Alabama to discover the origin of the beautiful quilts in Gr
- Author: Irby, Tangular
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 38
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 173701209X
- Language: English
-
The Dreamer
$21.99 Read morePura Belpré Award Winner
Children’s Literature Legacy Award Winner
A tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter SÃ
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 19, 2010
- ISBN10: 0439269709
- Language: English
-
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
$13.99 Add to cartNewbery Medal-winning biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston to her success as a writer of such classics as Little Women.
Author… [more below]
- Author: Meigs, Cornelia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0316565946
- Language: English
-
Three Lines in a Circle: The Exciting Life of the Peace Symbol
$18.00 Add to cartOne line straight down. One line to the right. One line to the left, then a circle. That was all–just three lines in a circle.
This bold picture book tells the story of the peace symbol–designed in 1
- Author: Long, Michael G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 1947888323
- Language: English
-
An Unlikely Astronaut
$19.95 Add to cartAn Unlikely Astronaut tells the true story of how Astronaut Susan Kilrain overcame all obstacles to achieve her dream of flying in space after growing up in a time when, as a woman, it seemed nearly i
- Author: Kilrain, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1947305735
- Language: English
-
El Soñador (the Dreamer)
$8.99 Add to cartA breathtaking illustrated novel from Pura Belpre Award winner, Pam Ryan, and MacArthur fellow and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sis
Neftal siente admiraci n y curiosidad por todo: los colores … [more below]
- Author: Ryan, Pam Muñoz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 054517600X
- Language: Spanish
-
Kafka and the Doll
$19.99 Add to cartBased on a true story about Franz Kafka
Inspired by a true story, Kafka and the Doll recounts a remarkable gesture of kindness from one of the world’s most bewildering and iconic writers. In the fall- Author: Theule, Larissa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 9, 2021
- ISBN10: 0593116321
- Language: English
-
The Dreamer
$12.99 Add to cartPura Belpré Award Winner
A tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter SÃs!
From the time he is a young boy, Nef
- Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 1, 2012
- ISBN10: 0439269989
- Language: English
-
Upper Peninsula Fun in the Sun: Hooray for Camp Days
$23.95 Add to cartAs a child and then as an adult, I spent many summer weeks with family at the home away from home we called “The Camp.” It’s on the Keweenaw Waterway on the Keweenaw Peninsula. The northernmost point
- Author: Storm, Johnny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1961302276
- Language: English
-
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story)
$19.99 Add to cartWinner of the Michael L. Printz Award
Christopher Award Winner
Middle East Book Award Winner
National Indie Bestseller
NPR Best Book of the Year
New York Times Best of the Year
Amazon Best of the Year
Bookli… [more below]- Author: Nayeri, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1646140001
- Language: English
-
Everything Sad Is Untrue (a True Story)
$12.99 Add to cartWINNER, MICHAEL L. PRINTZ AWARD
WINNER, CHRISTOPHER AWARD
WINNER, MIDDLE EAST BOOK AWARD
WALTER AWARD HONOR
National Bestseller
NPR Best of the Year
New York Times Best of the Year
Amazon Best of the Year
Bo
- Author: Nayeri, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1646142721
- Language: English
