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...
by Sarah Purdy | Mar 8, 2022 | Creative Nonfiction, Our Books
by Merlin Bylsma “Oh, I’m just a nobody…” How many times have you heard someone call themselves a nobody? Or have you said that about yourself? What does it mean when people discount themselves this way? Is it really a bad thing to be a nobody? In Nobodies in a...
by Sarah Purdy | Jan 7, 2022 | Book Place, Book Releases & Events
This winter, Pella author Karen Fitzsimmons is celebrating the publication of her eighth book and first novel, Unfailing Love. Based on a true story, Unfailing Love centers on Kalena, a small-town Iowa girl born in the early sixties. The book chronicles Kalena’s life...
