Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt takes readers along on her obsessive quest to find the true story of her father's family and their department store Thalhimers. Riveting and poignant, this multigenerational narrative weaves together history, biography, and memoir into an unforgettable portrait of an ambitious American retail family.

All proceeds from the sale of our Snow Bear scrapbook will go to Theatre IV's arts-in-education programs.

"Wit, humor, quotations, sayings, poems, attention-getters, sentence sermons -- 1,344 delightful scraps"--Cover

A joyful celebration of a mixed-race family and the love that binds them together. As the seasons turn, Maisie rides her bull in and out of Dada's tall tales. Her Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba.They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of all, they love her just the same. WINNER of the Family Category, Northern Lights Book Awards 2019. “Opens a window into what it can look and feel like to grow up in a biracial, multinational family that’s rich in story”—Kirkus Reviews, STARRED “When my four year old granddaughter spotted it, she exclaimed ‘That’s me and my mummy and daddy’!”—The Letterpress Project “We found a kindred spirit in Maisie. She will make a generation of mixed kids feel more visible”—The Tiger Tales

First Published in 2000. This is Volume I of five of a series on China, written in 1887 this is a collection of notes and observations from the author's time in China and includes topics such as the First Emperor, the Fifth Prince, Taoist Hermits and the Seven Wonders of Corea

Presents layouts for documenting life's special moments: birthdays, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, holidays and baby's "firsts." Here, the designs feature the prettiest combinations of paper, decorative details such as stickers and charms, plus smart suggestions for finding vintage images.

Allow yourself to be enchanted in this magical story of Sophy, the young girl whose extraordinary adventure with a real wolf helps her discover her inner confidence. Sophy is a shy girl who struggles to fit in in the outside world. She is happiest at home, playing in her wolf suit in her den. It makes her feel strong like a wolf, fierce like a wolf, and maybe even a little bit brave like a wolf. She loves her suit so much she decides to wear it to school one day, but it doesn't go well. She tries to talk at school but the words get stuck in her throat and everyone laughs and whispers behind her back. But one day, an extraordinary thing happens… Sophy is whisked away to a magical snowy land where she meets a wolf and her cub. The unlikely trio roll, run and howl together, playing happily in the snow. Sophy has found friends and nothing can ruin her day… until a big, angry bear appears. But Sophyfinally finds her voiceand finds the courage she's been looking for all along. This beautifully told and enchantingly illustrated story carries important themes of overcoming the isolating feeling of being shy, finding friends and most importantly, finding your voice, and will delight readers young and old. Praise for Jo Loring-Fisher's other books: Taking Time (Lantana Publishing) ‘A soothing balm in book form’ – The Observer Picture Book Review ‘Children from around the world marvel at small wonders of nature in this dreamy story in verse.’ – The Bookseller Maisie's Scrapbook (Lantana Publishing) – Winner of the Northern Lights Book Award

An essential American novel from Sandra Dallas, an unparalleled writer of our history, and our deepest emotions... During World War II, a family finds life turned upside down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small Colorado town. After a young girl is murdered, all eyes (and suspicions) turn to the newcomers, the interlopers, the strangers. This is Tallgrass as Rennie Stroud has never seen it before. She has just turned thirteen and, until this time, life has pretty much been what her father told her it should be: predictable and fair. But now the winds of change are coming and, with them, a shift in her perspective. And Rennie will discover secrets that can destroy even the most sacred things. Part thriller, part historical novel, Tallgrass is a riveting exploration of the darkest--and best--parts of the human heart.