author results for Blumenthal, Deborah

To the Top of the World

Blumenthal, Deborah — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

"A nonfiction picture book biography about Barbara Hillary, the first Black woman to reach both the North and South Poles"-- Provided by publisher.

Violet Velvet Mittens With Everything

Blumenthal, Deborah — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

"Violet Velvet Mittens with Everything captures the dramatic, spectacular world of fashion icon Diana Vreeland, whose legacy at Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art continues to influence the fashion world today. As a little girl in Paris, Vreeland loved to read and dance, and most of all dress up. Her love of originality persisted through her career in fashion, where her work was colorful, zany, and never, ever boring. Violet Velvet Mittens with Everything captures Vreeland's larger-than-life personality with an infectiously extravagant tone and style, showing young readers that above dazzling and daring, being yourself makes the most lasting impact of all"-- Amazon.com.

Polka Dot Parade

Blumenthal, Deborah — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT

Fancy Party Gowns

Blumenthal, Deborah — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT

"As soon as Ann Cole Lowe could walk, her momma and grandma taught her to sew. When her mom died, Ann continued sewing dresses. It wasn't easy, especially when she went to design school and had to learn alone, segregated from the rest of the class. But the work she did set her spirit soaring, as evidenced in the clothes she made. Rarely credited, Ann Cole Lowe became "society's best kept secret." This beautiful picture book shines the spotlight on a figure who proved that with hard work and passion, any obstacles can be overcome"-- Provided by publisher.

Someone Else's Love Letter

Blumenthal, Deborah — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A Manhattan fashion consultant searches for a mysterious letter writer—and finds an unexpected adventure . . .
Sage Parker has a dream job—she helps the rich and powerful keep their wardrobes current and suitable for every need. Her sense of fashion is impeccable, her connections are unsurpassed, and her eye misses not a single well-made stitch.
One day, as she dashes about in New York City, she discovers a love note left in the back of her cab. Sage admires the card stock and the ink—but also the heartfelt words. Intrigued, she sets out on a mission to find out who the love note was intended for—and who wrote it.
What Sage discovers will broaden her horizons, introducing her to an extraordinary woman who is revamping her entire world in midlife; a dashing Brit with a hive of secrets; and a free-spirited painter, whose brush captures the light in everything he paints, including Sage . . .
This is a delightful tale of making bold choices in both fashion and life, from an author Susan Isaacs calls "great fun."

Contains mature themes.

UFOhs!

Blumenthal, Deborah, Blumenthal, Ralph — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

UFOhs! Mysteries in the Sky is the first book to explore the strange, exciting, and unknown world of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena for kids. UFOhs! cuts through speculation and pseudo-science to describe real phenomena as observed and documented by pilots, ship captains, scientists, and ordinary men, women, and children from around the world. Playful and probing, UFOhs! Mysteries in the Sky prompts kids and their parents to talk about the moon, the stars, the planets, and all the things they see in the sky, and to wonder about those we can't yet explain.

Frank, Who Liked to Build

Blumenthal, Deborah — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

One building looks like it's been wrapped in tinfoil. Another looks like it's buried under a pile of paint chips. Frank Gehry has been called "the most important architect of our age." As a child, his parents thought of him as nothing but a dreamer. But Frank kept dreaming and playing, following his passions and becoming an architect who created astounding buildings that to this day attract millions of visitors worldwide.

"Being a Chicagoan, I know Frank Gehry's work in our beloved Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Frank, Who Liked to Build gives young readers a fascinating introduction to the creative vision behind one of the greatest architects of our time." —Sherri Duskey Rinker, author of the Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site series

Fat Chance

Blumenthal, Deborah — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Plus-size Maggie O'Leary is America's Anti-Diet Sweetheart. Her informed column about the pitfalls of dieting is the one sane voice crying out against the dietocracy. She is perfectly happy with who she is and the life she leads. Until she gets the chance to spend some quality time with Hollywood's hottest star. Maggie knows she can't exactly show up looking like...well, herself. So she swallows her words and vows to become the skinniest fat advocate Tinseltown has ever seen.
Swearing her trusted assistant to silence, Maggie embarks on a "secret" makeover. From showdowns with her boss, who is convinced his star columnist is losing her edge—er, girth—to run-ins with her closest male friend, the trip through the famed red door of beauty is anything but graceful. But despite her doubts about abandoning the comfortable life she's known—not to mention deceiving legions of loyal readers who still think of her as their champion, L.A.-bound Maggie is hell-bent on getting her just "desserts"!
Bursting with wit, insight and humor, Deborah Blumenthal's Fat Chance is a guilt-free pleasure that is good to the last page!

Saving Stella

Fakher, Bassel Abou — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"A musician and his dog escape war-torn Syria"-- Provided by publisher.