Vincent X. Kirsch

Edward and Adelia have been best friends for many years, so when it is time for Adelia to move away she plans a special parting gift for him.

Natalie and Naughtily Nopps live above their family's department store and love to play there, but one particularly busy day they discover that "helping" is even better than playing.

"In 1843, 14-year old Hanson Gregory left his family home in Rockport, Maine and set sail as a cabin boy on the schooner Achorn, looking for high stakes adventure on the high seas. Little did he know that a boat load of hungry sailors, coupled with his knack for creative problem-solving, would yield one of the world's most prized pastries. At long last, here's the hole truth about the invention of the donut!"--

"A stirring picture book biography about a forgotten hero of the American Revolution who rose to the occasion and served his country, not with muskets or canons, but with gingerbread!"--