Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women’s only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago’s hottest band. […]
Authors: Rockliff, Mara
Chik chak Shabbat
Every Saturday in the apartment building, Goldie Simcha welcomes everyone in for her famous cholent and Shabbat meal. What happens when Goldie is feeling too sick on Friday to cook? […]
The Grudge Keeper
"No one in the town of Bonnyripple ever kept a grudge, except old Cornelius, the Grudge Keeper. When Cornelius is nearly buried under all of the grudges, the townspeople must put their differences aside to save him"–Provided by publisher […]
Me and Momma and Big John
Little John is proud of his mother’s work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called “Big John,” but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Momma cut. Includes a history of New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. […]
My heart will not sit down
In 1931 Cameroon, young Kedi is upset to learn that children in her American teacher’s village of New York are going hungry because of the Great Depression, and she asks her mother, neighbors, and even the headman for money to help. Includes historical notes […]
