The Pink Umbrella

The Pink Umbrella
Author: Amelie Callot
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 110191923X

Perfect for fans of Amélie, this is a charming story about the power of friendship, love and pink polka dots to turn rainy days into sunny ones and sadness into joy. When it's bright outside, Adele is the heart of her community, greeting everyone who comes into her café with arms wide open. But when it rains, she can't help but stay at home inside, under the covers. Because Adele takes such good care of her friends and customers, one of them decides to take care of her too, and piece by piece leaves her little gifts that help her find the joy in a gray, rainy day. Along with cute-as-a-button illustrations, The Pink Umbrella celebrates thoughtful acts of friendship.

Brolliology

Brolliology
Author: Marion Rankine
Publisher: Melville House
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612196705

A fun, illustrated history of the umbrella's surprising place in life and literature Humans have been making, using, perfecting, and decorating umbrellas for millennia--holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling class distinctions, and exploring their full imaginative potential in folk tales and novels. In the spirit of the best literary gift books, Brolliology is a beautifully designed and illustrated tour through literature and history. It surprises us with the crucial role that the oft-overlooked umbrella has played over centuries--and not just in keeping us dry. Marion Rankine elevates umbrellas to their rightful place as an object worthy of philosophical inquiry. As Rankine points out, many others have tried. Derrida sought to find the meaning (or lack thereof) behind an umbrella mentioned in Nietzsche's notes, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote essays on the handy object, and Dickens used umbrellas as a narrative device for just about everything. She tackles the gender, class, and social connotations of carrying an umbrella and helps us realize our deep connection to this most forgettable everyday object--which we only think of when we don't have one.

Alcott's Imaginary Heroes

Alcott's Imaginary Heroes
Author: Merry Gordon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2018-08-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998516288

Essays and reflection on the impact of Louisa May Alcott's classic, Little Women.

Only Gossip Prospers

Only Gossip Prospers
Author: Lorraine Tosiello
Publisher:
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-10-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781949598117

Louisa May Alcott, at the height of her celebrity in 1875, plunges into the dichotomous life of New York and straddles the worlds of the literary elite and the urban destitute, causing her to reassess the worth of fame and fortune.

The Green Umbrella

The Green Umbrella
Author: Jackie Azúa Kramer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0735845034

A comical story of imagination and friendship—now available as a paperback! Elephant is enjoying a peaceful walk with his green umbrella, when suddenly a Hedgehog says: I believe you have my boat. Elephant listens patiently as Hedgehog insists: I crossed deep oceans . . . tasted the salty spray of whales [in that umbrella-boat]. Cat, Bear, and Rabbit soon interrupt Elephant—each claiming that his umbrella is really their tent, flying machine, and cane. Elephant is flabbergasted—after all, it’s an umbrella, and it certainly hasn’t been on any adventures more exciting than a walk in the rain. Or has it? Jackie Azúa Kramer and illustrator Maral Sassouni have created a gem in this fun read-aloud! Praise for The Green Umbrella, hardcover edition A 2017 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Mom's Choice Award - Gold A 2017 Parents' Choice Silver Honor The lesson about sharing and generosity is elegantly wrapped around lovely language."—Kirkus Reviews

The Red Umbrella

The Red Umbrella
Author: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-12-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375854894

The Red Umbrella is a moving tale of a 14-year-old girl's journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan—an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro's revolution. In 1961, two years after the Communist revolution, Lucía Álvarez still leads a carefree life, dreaming of parties and her first crush. But when the soldiers come to her sleepy Cuban town, everything begins to change. Freedoms are stripped away. Neighbors disappear. And soon, Lucía's parents make the heart-wrenching decision to send her and her little brother to the United States—on their own. Suddenly plunked down in Nebraska with well-meaning strangers, Lucía struggles to adapt to a new country, a new language, a new way of life. But what of her old life? Will she ever see her home or her parents again? And if she does, will she still be the same girl? The Red Umbrella is a touching story of country, culture, family, and the true meaning of home. “Captures the fervor, uncertainty and fear of the times. . . . Compelling.” –The Washington Post “Gonzalez deals effectively with separation, culture shock, homesickness, uncertainty and identity as she captures what is also a grand adventure.” –San Francisco Chronicle

The Umbrella

The Umbrella
Author: Ingrid Schubert
Publisher: Lemniscaat
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781788070089

On a windy day, a little dog finds an umbrella in the garden. Just when the dog picks up the umbrella, it catches the wind and pulls the dog up into the sky. This is the start of a fantastic journey around the world. The wind carries the umbrella and the dog all over the world, from the desert to the sea, from the jungle to the North Pole. . .

The Pink Umbrella

The Pink Umbrella
Author: Frances Crane
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2022-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504075471

As World War II rages, a newlywed PI must engage in some detection before his deployment . . . Pat Abbott has put aside his work as a private detective to serve his country as a marine in World War II—though more presently, he’s sneaking in a quick New York honeymoon with his beloved brand-new wife, Jean. But because of the war, many of his old acquaintances are reluctantly returning from Paris—and one of them is now suspected of murder. Neither Pat nor Jean is overly fond of the expatriate crowd in general—and Jean has a particular dislike for a divorcée whom Pat seems to admire—but Pat believes the accused is a decent sort, and intends to do his part in finding the real culprit . . . Praise for thePat and Jean Abbott Mysteries “Amusing and sophisticated.” —The Star (London) “[A] well-plotted and mystifying case.” —Saturday Review “One of the more interesting married teams of detectives . . . A sort of globetrotting Nick and Nora.” —Thrilling Detective

Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death Volume 1

Tales from the Umbrella Academy: You Look Like Death Volume 1
Author: Gerard Way
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506719090

The first Umbrella Academy spin off series! Umbrella Academy creators Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá are joined by Way's Killjoys cowriter Shaun Simon (Collapser, Electric Century) and artist INJ Culbard (Everything, At the Mountains of Madness), for a supernatural adventure featuring the breakout character from the hit Netflix show, now on Season 3! When 18-year-old Klaus gets himself kicked out of the Umbrella Academy and his allowance discontinued, he heads to a place where his ghoulish talents will be appreciated—Hollywood. But after a magical high on a stash stolen from a vampire drug lord, Klaus needs help, and doesn't have his siblings there to save him. Collecting issues #1–#6 of the first Umbrella Academy spinoff miniseries, with a foreword by Robert Sheehan, portrayer of Klaus in the hit Netflix series!

Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen

Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen
Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-01-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780062373304

A gorgeous and inspiring picture book biography of Jane Austen, one of the most beloved writers of all time, from award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of our greatest writers. But before that, she was just an ordinary girl. In fact, young Jane was a bit quiet and shy; if you had met her back then, you might not have noticed her at all. But she would have noticed you. Jane watched and listened to all the things people around her did and said, and locked those observations away for safekeeping. Jane also loved to read. She devoured everything in her father’s massive library and before long, she began creating her own stories. In her time, the most popular books were grand adventures and romances, but Jane wanted to go her own way...and went on to invent an entirely new kind of novel. Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen includes a timeline and quotes from Austen's most popular novels. Parents and grandparents, as well as teachers and librarians, will enjoy introducing children to Jane Austen through this accessible, beautifully packaged picture book.