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Shirin Yim Bridges comes from a family of writers and artists. Her first book, Ruby's Wish, was named one of the Best Children’s Books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly, and won the Ezra Jack Keats awards for Best Writer and Best Illustrator in 2003. It is on several state reading lists, has been translated into six languages, and is now in its ninth edition.

Shirin’s second book, The Umbrella Queen, made TIME/CNN’s Top 10 Lists 2008: Best Children’s Books, and was also named one of the Best Children’s Books of 2008 by the Bank Street College of Education. The Umbrella Queen has been translated into Chinese and Japanese.

Her third book, Mary Wrightly So Politely, will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Average rating: 3.79 · 156 ratings · 57 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Umbrella Queen by Shirin Yim Bridges, Taeeun Yoo (Illustrator) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Wrightly, So Politely by Shirin Yim Bridges, Maria Monescillo (Illustrations) 3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agrippina Atrocious and Ferocious by Shirin Yim Bridges, Peter Malone (Illustrator) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sorghaghtani of Mongolia by Shirin Yim Bridges, Albert Nguyen (Illustrator) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator), Shirin Yim 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrible Hauntings: An Augmented Reality Collection of Ghosts and Ghouls by Shirin Yim Bridges, William Maughan (Illustrations) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isabella of Castile by Shirin Yim Bridges, Albert Nguyen (Illustrator) 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hatshepsut of Egypt by Shirin Yim Bridges, Albert Nguyen (Illustrator) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nur Jahan of India by Shirin Yim Bridges, Albert Nguyen (Illustrator) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artemisia of Caria by Shirin Yim Bridges, Albert Nguyen (Illustrator) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses (6 books)
by Shirin Yim Bridges, Albert Nguyen (Illustrator)
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