Becca Stadtlander

"Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul is brought to life in this moving story. In a small New England town lives Emily Dickinson, a girl in love with small things—a flower petal, a bird, a ray of light, a word. In those small things, her brilliant imagination can see the wide world—and in her words, she takes wing. From celebrated children's author Jennifer Berne comes a lyrical and lovely...

"In 1787, aspiring yet unknown composer Ludwig van Beethoven arrives at young Nannette Stein’s home. What follows is a decades-long friendship that persists whether life hits a low or high note... Laurie Lawlor ... depicts how these two fascinating friends—a composer with hearing loss and a woman who became an innovative piano maker in a time that discouraged female entrepreneurship—fought the odds and worked together in perfect harmony." --publisher's...

"A poetic introduction to a distinctive island ecosystem that is home to many species found nowhere else on Earth"--Provided by publisher.

"Scientist. Artist. Rule-breaker. In 1882, Marianne North showed the gray city of London paintings of jaw-dropping greenery like they’d never seen before. Images of flowers, birds, and insects from around the world delighted viewers. How did this remarkable woman capture such pictures? By traipsing across swamps, deserts, and jungles on foot, by horse, and even by log raft. Marianne was a wild bird who not only refused to let Victorian gender norms...

"Barbara was born in a hotel in Brooklyn, with a view of the city and the sea. Her father loved numbers and money. But Barbara and her mother loved art, and color, and light. Barbara’s favorite days were when she stayed home sick in bed and got to paint and draw. In the summers, they left New York for Maine, where Barbara scrambled among the rocks, wind whipping her hair, light sparkling on the water. Summer was grey, and blue, and green, and free....