The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq

By Jeanette Winter

Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--a...

MAMA: a TRUE story, in which a BABY HIPPO loses his MAMA during a TSUNAMI, but finds a new home, and a new MAMA

By Jeanette Winter

Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book

By Jeanette Winter

The Tale of Pale Male: A True Story

By Jeanette Winter

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa

By Jeanette Winter

This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman's passion, vision, and determination inspired great change.

Angelina's island

By Jeanette Winter

Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their home.

Elsina's clouds

By Jeanette Winter

In South Africa, a Basotho girl paints designs on her house as a prayer to the ancestors for rain.

Emily Dickinson s letters to the world

By Jeanette Winter

A brief description of the life of Emily Dickinson and a selection of her poems.

September Roses

By Jeanette Winter

On September 11, 2001, two sisters from South Africa find a good use for the roses they have grown when the flower show in New York City is canceled due to the attack on the World Trade Center.

The Watcher

By Jeanette Winter

Acclaimed picture book biographer Jeanette Winter has found her perfect subject: Jane Goodall, the great observer of chimpanzees. Follow Jane from her childhood in London watching a robin on her wi...