Manuscripts Looking For A Good Home
Little Girl Blue
one of two companion board books
Oh where is the little girl who looks after the sheep? Why she is under the haystack fast asleep because she has had so much fun leading her animal friends in a chase around the farmyard until they all join in a raucous jazz band.
Over The Moon
one of two companion board books
What happens when the dish runs away with the spoon and the cow jumps over the moon with a little boy on his back? They land in “Spoonland,” where they frolic on playgrounds made from spoons and end up in a wild dance led by the cat and his fiddle.
A Nosy Hound
a four-book emergent reader series
New readers will delight in the adventures of Nosy, a hound who lives up to his name. In the first chapter of this four book easy reader series, the twins discover their hound’s true character. Children will be engaged by guessing how Nosy solves familiar problems in surprising ways for his fun-loving family.
In Pursuit of Justice, Louis Dembitz Brandeis
a picture book biography
At a time when America was growing with an influx of many immigrants, factories and big businesses, Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice, fought for the needs of workers and the rights of all people to be educated, healthy, and safe. His skills and passion for justice are still needed today.
Harry T. Burleigh: Let My Spirit Soar
a picture book biography
Harry T. Burleigh, who was born at the end of the Civil War, was nurtured by his education-minded family and driven by his own musical talent to leave his African American community in Erie and study at the New York Conservatory of Music. He was the first to arrange spirituals for solo concerts and transformed how America heard and perceived African American music.
Papa, Please Come Home
an historical fiction picture book
When my great aunt told me about her experiences of the false armistice at the end of World War I, knew this would make a great story for children. Currently there are no picture books about the origins of Veteran’s Day. The story reveals what it might have felt like for a young child to worry about her father when his weekly letters stop coming.
Escape To Freedom
a true story told through the eyes of a child
This clever escape from the Inquisition of a prominent Portugese Jewish family is based on diaries of descendants of Zipra Nunez, the main character in the story. With religious persecution still a world-wide issue three hundred years later, this story will resonate with many families.
Something New Is Coming Soon
a fresh story for a new year
Something new is coming soon. What will it be? Follow a young Jewish girl from a single-father family as she tries to guess what Jewish holiday her family is preparing for. This story offers a fresh take on the holiday of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
Nancy S. Kraus 