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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.
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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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…
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…
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An Irish immigrant moves to America, bringing along a now-beloved Halloween tradition.
When the rules kept Charlie Sifford from playing in the Professional Golf Association, he set out to change them.
The story of how one Jewish woman changed history and created Hadassah
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…
Winner - 2017 Storytelling World Resource Award Honor Book Finalist - 2017 North Texas Book Festival Best Children’s Books All William Ellsworth Hoy wanted to do was play baseball. After…
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…
Inspiring true story about the difference one person can make. What mountain will you move?
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…
Eliza Davis believed in speaking up for what was right. Even if it meant telling Charles Dickens he was wrong.
William Hoy’s love for baseball changed the sport forever.
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.
How an enterprising woman helped establish a tradition that Americans still observe today.
