Shirin Yim Bridges

Even the Queen of England has to get up and groomed to greet the day. Get Up, Elizabeth! It's time for the future queen to get out of bed, scrub her face with almond paste, brush her teeth with soot, comb the tangles out of her unruly red hair, get dressed, and sit still while her ruff is sewn on...

From the deepest heart of the Moghul palace, tucked away in purdah, her face hidden by veils, one princess came to rule all of Moghul India. She introduced efficiencies, encouraged trade, and made possible a great flowering of the arts. What gave her this power was love. This is a love story, the story of Nur Jahan of India, who,...

Age range 9 to 13 Call Me Athena takes readers on an exciting journey with Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, who steps fully formed from her father's head into the already established world of the Olympians. As a motherless newcomer, Athena must find her own place and purpose among the gods. Her adventures lead her down to Earth, where...

In a rhyming romp through dinner, the future leader of the Roman Republic learns to eat a balanced meal and finish everything on his plate. It’s time for little Julius, who will grow up to become the most powerful person in the Roman Republic, to put on his toga, attend the dinner banquet, and eat his fowl, boiled camel’s feet,...

Go to Bed, Ted! It's time for little Theodore Roosevelt, the future president, to take a bath, quit playing, and put away his toys. Time to stop rough-riding the bed, keep his nightclothes on, and dream big. It's tough going to bed every night—for presidents and kids alike.