"Even the Queen of England has to get up and groomed to greet the day Get up, Elizabeth! It’s time for the future queen to get out of bed, scrub her face with almond paste, brush her teeth with soot, comb the tangles out of her unruly red hair, get dressed, and sit still while her ruff is sewn on and her sleeves are pinned. It’s rough rising and shining every day—for queens and kids alike. "
"First-time kids' book author Shirin Yim Bridges uses a tender family story to travel back to turn-of-the-century China and teach a proto-feminist lesson about perseverance and self-belief. Idiosyncratic young Ruby lives in a large (and wealthy!) Chinese family, in a gigantic "house filled with the shrieks and laughter of over one hundred children." She stands out because she insists on always wearing red, the color of celebration ..."
Call Me Ixchel Mayan Goddess of the Moon (A Treasury of Glorious Goddesses) by Janie Havemeyer, ShirinYimBridges Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2014 by Goosebottom Books ISBN-13: 978-1-937463-96-0, ISBN: 1-937463-96-6
"Ixchel, Mayan Goddess of the Moon, is a spunky young goddess throwing lightning bolts with her friends until she meets and falls in love with the God of the Sun. Their tempestuous relationship leads to many colorful adventures, including an elopement across the Milky Way, a visit to the underworld, and a sojourn with the Vulture King. But can the sun and the moon stay together? Are they two halves of a whole, or a world apart? Does the ..."
Call Me Athena Greek Goddess of Wisdom (A Treasury of Glorious Goddesses) by ShirinYimBridges Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2014 by Goosebottom Books ISBN-13: 978-1-937463-94-6, ISBN: 1-937463-94-X
"Athena, Greek Goddess of Wisdom, steps fully formed from her father's head into the already established world of the Olympians. A motherless newcomer, she has to find her own place and purpose. Her adventures bring her down to Earth, where she forms close bonds with the Greek Heroes. Her attachment to three in particular--Diomedes, Odysseus, and Achilles--draws her into the Trojan War. How will she protect her friends and end the confli ..."
" Mary Wrightly is the best-behaved little girl around. She always politely says please and thank you and even “I’m sorry” when something isn’t her fault. But when a shopper comes between Mary and the blue elephant toy she wants to buy for her beloved baby brother, will Mary just let the woman walk away with it? Speak up, Mary! Monescillo’s charming illustrations capture the spirit of this gentle look at how asserting oneself is not rude ..."
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"Shirin Yim Bridges' first picture book, Ruby's Wish, was named one of the Best
Children's Books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly, and won the Ezra Jack Keats
award for 2003. It is on several state reading lists and has been translated into six
languages. The Umbrella Queen, Shirin's second book, was named one of the
Best Children's Books of 2008 by TIME/CNN and the Bank Street College of
Education. Both books are about girls who manage ..."
"Love in white marble Built on the orders of Nur Jahan, the mausoleum of her
father, Intimid alDawla, for the first time replaced red sandstone with white marble
delicately inlaid with semiprecious stones. This new building style, an expression
of Nur Jahan's refined and restrained taste, would become typical of Moghul
architecture. Her former ally, Shah Jahan, shared her interest and taste in
architecture and brought the use of whi ..."
"Shirin Yim Bridges. For Tiegan and Alena, the original Thinking Girl and the real
FairyMonkey Princess. ~ Shirin Yim Bridges ~ For my family and friends. ~ Albert
Nguyen ~ The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses Hatshepsut of Egypt."