Alice Brière-Haquet

With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, readers are introduced to Nina Simone, jazz-music legend and civil-rights activist. Shared as a lullaby to her daughter, a soulful song recounts Simone's career, the trials she faced as an African American woman, and the stand she took during the Civil Rights Movement. This poignant picture book offers a melodic tale that is both a historic account of an iconic figure and an extraordinary...

Pedro quiere regalarle un pedazo de la Luna a su mamá, porque madre sólo hay una... Pero, aunque está hecho todo un hombrecito, va a necesitar ayuda para llegar hasta tan arriba. Incluso las personas más grandes necesitan ayuda para cumplir sus sueños. Pero lo que nos cuenta este álbum ilustrado es que, por muy pequeño que se sea, si tenemos buenas intenciones y generosidad, siempre contaremos con el apoyo de las personas que nos rodean.

During the winter, a bird tells a snowman tales of a sunny country.

London, 1881. There's something a little eerie about Manon - she's not like the other girls at the orphanage. Maybe it's her red eyes. Maybe it's her silence. Maybe it's the series of violent deaths that seem to follow her. What we do know: someone is hot on her tail. And there's a lot of money at stake in finding out where exactly she comes from - and what exactly she is. Concurrent to Manon's story are letters to Charles Darwin from Professor Humphrey,...