Books with author Berthe Amoss

Set in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the eve of World War II, Mischief and Malice is a brand new work from an iconic figure in young adult literature. Following the death of her Aunt Eveline, fourteen-year old Addie—who we first met in Berthe Amoss's classic Secret Lives—is now living with her Aunt Tooise, Uncle Henry, and her longtime rival cousin, Sandra Lee. A new family has just moved into Addie's former house, including a young girl who is just Addie's age. Meanwhile, Louis, the father of Tom, Addie's lifelong neighbor and best friend, suddenly returns after having disappeared when Tom was a baby. Between school dances, organizing a Christmas play, fretting about her hair, and a blossoming romance with Tom, Addie stumbles upon a mystery buried in the Great Catch All, an ancient giant armoire filled with heirlooms of her family's past, which holds a devastating secret that could destroy Louis and Tom's lives. Once again, Berthe Amoss has created an indelible portrait of a young girl coming of age in prewar New Orleans.Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Berthe Amoss is the author and illustrator of twenty-eight children's and young adult books. Her picture book The Cajun Gingerbread Boy won a Children's Choice Award, and her YA novel The Chalk Cross was a finalist for the Edgar Allen Poe Award. She lives on the Gulf Coast in Pass Christian, Mississippi.

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of the Jews in their battle for religious freedom in ancient Israel. The window story book is a Chagall-like depiction of the former Warburg mansion, home of The Jewish Museum, with a fiddler on the roof. Open the eight numbered windows in sequence on the mansion to reveal the wondrous story of the Maccabee heroes. The Jewish Museum, founded in 1904, is the largest museum devoted to the study of Jewish culture in the Western Hemisphere, and its collection is one of the three finest in the world. Since 1947 The Jewish Museum has been housed in the landmark Warburg mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The window story was co-produced by The Jewish Museum and More Than A Card, Inc. under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. It measures 11 x 15 and has an easel back. It comes in a resealable poly bag.

This three-dimensional Advent calendar is based on Engelbert Humperdinck's opera, Hansel and Gretel. Humperdinck's charming story is told behind the 24 windows in words and illustrations by Berthe Amoss, children's book author and illustrator. The opera was first performed in Weimar, Germany, on December 23, 1893. Based on the well-known fairy tale, the opera retelling is far more gentle than Grimm's harsh folk tale. Open the 24 windows, one each day beginning December 1, and follow the enchanting story. This package includes the following: a three-dimensional gingerbread house which assembles instantly, a retelling of the story, 24 hidden windows with words and illustrations behind the windows, an envelope for convenient mailing of the gingerbread house, a cardboard stiffener which ensures that the calendar can be mailed without damage, and a convenient, resealable poly bag. Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 7 1/2.