by Sarah Purdy | May 16, 2022 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
Spring flowers may be blooming outside, but Oskaloosa author Merle Lee Mann is bringing a touch of wintry magic to readers with his newly released children’s book, Troy the Llama Gets a Guitar for Christmas. The story begins just a few days before the holiday. A young...
by Sarah Purdy | Apr 28, 2022 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
How many times have you heard someone call themselves a nobody? Or have you ever called yourself one? Why did you say it? And is it really a bad thing to be a nobody? Author Merlin Bylsma covers these questions and more in Nobodies in a Somebodies’ World, a series of...
by Sarah Purdy | Apr 25, 2022 | Children's Books, Our Books
by Merle Lee Mann It is almost Christmas, and Troy the Llama is very excited to celebrate with his family and friends. This year, all he wants from Santa Claus is … a guitar! Will he find one under the tree on Christmas morning? Based on a true story, Troy the Llama...
by Sarah Purdy | Mar 15, 2022 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
A new biography for middle schoolers hit the shelves this Women’s History Month: My Name Is Dixie: Designer of the Iowa Flag, written by T. E. Waldmann-Williams, Ph.D., and illustrated by Cindy Gordon. As the title suggests, the book chronicles the life of Dixie...
by Sarah Purdy | Mar 9, 2022 | Children's Books, Our Books
by T. E. Waldmann-Williams Hello, my name is Dixie. Who are you? Any life can be amazing, and you’re about to read the story of someone very special: Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, designer of the Iowa flag! In May 1917, Dixie’s design was chosen for Iowa’s flag. She was...
