Born in Edinburgh in 1863, Helen Bannerman lived in India for thirty years. As a gift for her two little girls, she wrote and illustrated The Story of Little Black Sambo(1899), a story that clearly takes place in India (with its tigers and "ghi," or melted butter), even though the names she gave he[...]
Luois is a Trumpeter Swan who came into the world lacking a voice. When his father explained to him that he was different from other cygnets, Louis felt scared. His father, however, promised to help. Sam Beaver, a boy who loved all wild things, took Louis to school, where he learned to read and wri[...]
Kate Chandler has accepted a commission that will solidify her reputation as a world-class gem cutter. But during what should have been a simple transfer, seven rare, priceless sapphires vanish without a trace, along with their courier, her brother Lee, who now, quite possibly, is dead. And suddenly[...]
A wife in name only, Lady Olivia Shea heads for London to find her perfidious new husband, who vanished on their wedding night with her inheritance, only to come face to face with the blackguard's twin brother, Samson Carlisle, Duke of Durham, who graciously offers to help his sister-in-law find the[...]
Charles Perrault's "Puss in Boots" has been an irresistible magnet for countless illustrators ever since this classic French tale was first published in 1697. So the question arises: Do we really need another edition of "Puss"? Presented with Fred Marcellino's magnificent interpretation of this nimb[...]