"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats's obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra's dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later,...

Introduces Native American authors and provides a glimpse into their culture, historical perspective, and world-view

Presents the life and accomplishments of the printer, author, inventor, and scientist who played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States

Follows the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe and tells how members of her family influenced her writing

The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower." "Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles...

Frances Hodgson Burnett--best known for writing 'The Secret Garden,' 'Little Lord Fauntleroy,' and 'The Little Princess'--had a difficult life, losing her father when she was very young, moving to a new country in the face of economic turmoil, and suffering the loss of a son, and a marriage later in life. But she could imagine anything, and she used her gifts to transform grief and hardship into works of literature that lifted the spirits of people...