Books written by Diane Stanley

Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter

In Diane Stanley's merry rethinking of the traditional tale, Rumpelstiltskin and the miller's daughter are wed...and then sixteen years later their only daughter is stuck in the same dilemma: She's been locked in a room full of straw to ...
Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare

Yet he grew up to become the greatest English-speaking playwright in the world. Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare is both his story and that of a great art rediscovered in the modern world.
Leonardo da Vinci

In this magnificent addition to a distinguished series that includes Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, and Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare, award-winning author-artist Diane Stanley blends wonderful storytelling with gorgeous ...
Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations

Charles Dickens is one of the world's greatest and best loved writers.
Roughing It on the Oregon Trail

Diane Stanley's spirited, humorous, and historically accurate depiction of day-to-day life on the Oregon Trail is brought to life with Holly Berry's energetic illustrations.
The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine

But I. M. Fine is nowhere to be found ... or is he) Admirers of Diane Stanley's celebrated nonfiction picture-book biographies and her critically acclaimed novel, A Time Apart, are in for a treat as she shows her playful side in this quirky ...
The Cup and the Crown

Master storyteller Diane Stanley returnsto the intriguing world of The Silver Bowlto tell Molly's latest exciting adventure.
Rumpelstiltskin's Daughter

In Diane Stanley's merry rethinking of the traditional tale, Rumpelstiltskin and the miller's daughter are wed...and then sixteen years later their only daughter is stuck in the same dilemma: She's been locked in a room full of straw to ...
Joining the Boston Tea Party

Featuring word balloons packed with comedy and lots of information, and Holly Berry's inviting illustrations, this book will make readers jump at the chance to join the twins as they learn about history by living it!
Michelangelo

When he was born, Michelangelo Buonarroti was put into the care of a stonecutter's family.
Peter the Great

Peter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better.
Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation

Help with the harvest. Find out what it was like to be a Pilgrim. Once again, historian Diane Stanley's fun and impeccably researched text is brought to life by Holly Berry's accessible illustrations.
Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt at the age of eighteen, Cleopatra's passion was to untie the world under Egyptian rule.
Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth's forceful personality, colorful court, and devoted subjects come vividly to life in this stellar picture-book biography.
Joan of Arc

Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple thirteen-year-old village girl who in Just a few years would lead France to independence from English rule, and ...
Petrosinella: A Neapolitan Rapunzel

In this version of Rapunzel, the heroine breaks the enchantment put on her by the ogress who keeps her prisoner with the aid of three acorns.
Sleeping Ugly

This morality tale about Plain Jane, beautiful inside but ugly in appearance, and Princess Miserella, beautiful but nasty, involves a misunderstanding with a fairy and a hundred-year sleep
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer

"A fascinating look at Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer and the daughter of the poet Lord Byron." --
Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution

Food! Ever! This book is a celebration of food, cooking, and the woman whose curiosity and devotion to flavor kickstarted America’s interest in buying local, organic food.
Second Sleep

This is a place where, when it gets dark, you go to bed. But according to Mozelle, their mother had her happiest dreams during her nights at the lake.