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Humming in Spanish 
a novel by Ginna Gordon

Book Three in the Lavandula Series

288 pages, softbound, 5 x 7 inches
Illustrations by Dai Thomas

This is the third novel in Ginna's Lavandula Series, based on the fictional journals of Stefani Michel. It continues the colorful coming-of-age story of three girl cousins growing up in Carmel Valley, California.

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Looking for John Steinbeck 
a novel by Ginna Gordon

Book One in the Lavandula Series

288 pages, softbound, 5 x 7 inches
with 32 miniature color illustrations
by Dai Thomas

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Set in Carmel Valley, California, in the 1960s, this is Book One in The Lavandula Series, based on the fictional journals of Stefani Michel.
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The Soup Kit 
by Ginna Gordon

208 pages, softbound,
8.5 x 8.5 inches
Color photos by the author

Everything a cook needs to know about soup: a little history, a lot of spice and herb combos borrowed from other cultures, notes about thickeners and other additions, the right vegetable cut for the right end result, when to add which ingredient, 55 recipes, and more.  Learn more...


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Carmel Impresarios  
by David Gordon

408 pages, softbound, 7 x  9.5 inches
287 vintage illustrations, with maps, extensive references, index
Published 2014, 3rd Edition 2020

In 1922, when Carmel, California, was a village with dirt streets, two visionary women, newly in love, came to town on vacation and never left. Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous were life partners and together they became leaders in the development of Carmel's music, art, theater and architecture in the 1920s and 1930s. This cultural biography of the duo and their lives individually and together spans a century and includes previously unpublished photos.   Learn more...


Marriage Tip Book

A Marriage Tip Book

By The Wise Ones of the Second Grade
Edited by Ginna BB Gordon
and Nan E. Heflin

54 pages, softbound, 5 x 7 inches
25 color illustrations

Illustrated tips for a happy marriage, written and drawn by a class of second graders for their beloved school principal, and lovingly reproduced here. These thoughts on love and relationships are fresh and timeless, and the accompanying illustrations are ... priceless.
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Sunny Mae & Bird - In Alaska  
by Danny and Geebs

62 pages, softbound, 8.5 x 11 inches
Text by Ginna BB Gordon
49 full-page color illustrations
by Dai Thomas

Sunny Mae is a hippo! She and Bird follow their noses to far away and unexpected places. They do new things, make friends, and sometimes eat cake. Dai Thomas and Ginna BB Gordon, have created a funny story in verse about true blue friendship.
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Bear Me Away to a Better World 
a novel by Ginna Gordon
with David Gordon

242 pages, softbound, 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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Ginna's fourth novel is a murder mystery with heart. It takes place in a small performing arts center in California's beautiful Sonoma Valley and the characters are colorful and loveable. On their way to solving the mystery, each of them learns something about life and the power of music. Learn more...


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Deke Interrupted 
a novel by Ginna Gordon

Book Two in the Lavandula Series

284 pages, softbound, 5 x 7 inches
Illustrations by Dai Thomas

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Based on the fictional journals of Stefani Michel, Ginna Gordon's Deke Interrupted continues her Lavandula Series: the saga of the Wymans, a Carmel Valley, California family who discover all kinds of new and/or puzzling things about each other every day. 

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The Little Bach Book 
by David Gordon

160 pages, softbound, 6 x 8 inches,
82black and white illustrations, bibliography, maps, timelines, recipes

Bach tenor and lecturer David Gordon has created a richly illustrated collection of his favorite anecdotes, historical explanations, timelines, bits of pathos, gritty vignettes of everyday realities, and colorful stories about J.S. Bach and daily life in early 18th-century Germany. Learn More...


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First You Grow the Pumpkin   
by Ginna BB Gordon

160 pages, softbound, 5 x 7 inches
illustrated, 100 recipes/projects

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First You Grow the Pumpkin shares one woman's year-round ways of eating, feeding her family, being creative and preparing deliciousness from scratch. It is truly easier than you think. It will give you new appreciation and enthusiasm for the simple things you can do yourself. Learn more...


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The Gingerbread Farm   
by Ginna BB Gordon

320 pages, softbound, 6 x 9 inches
Illustrated, 160 Recipes    

Volume Two in Honey Baby Darlin', a memoir series about cooking, love, and the love of cooking. Surrounded by an array of loving characters, a young girl develops her understanding of food, the art of nurturing, and the kitchen.

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Bonnebrook   
by Ginna BB Gordon

276 pages, softbound, 6 x 9 inches
Illustrated, 108 Recipes    

The newly-revised first volume in Ginna's Honey Baby Darlin' memoir series about cooking, love, and the love of cooking. Living on her grandfather's farm, a little girl takes her first steps on the journey to the art of cooking. Learn more...


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