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The Cordelyn list.

One conviction across forms and ages, from picture books to philosophy. The titles below are where the list begins, not where it ends. Trade inquiries — review copies, returns, rights — are linked under each section.

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Philosophy

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Philosophy · $24.00 · pre-order

Beyond Control

Raising Thinkers in an Age of Compliance

by Melvin Brown

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A philosophical work, written through the lens of parenting, on what a generation raised primarily for compliance is losing — and what a few institutions are quietly choosing instead.

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Children's shelf — by Cordelia Lynn Brown

Ten picture books for ages four to ten. Marked "Coming soon" until listed with a wholesaler. Read-along audio and parent guides live on Cordelia's author hub.

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Picture book · Ages 4–8 · $9.99 · pre-order

Feedback Helps Us Grow!

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

A picture book about hearing what someone else sees, and letting it make your work better instead of smaller.

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Picture book · Ages 4–8 · $9.99 · pre-order

Adventure Awaits!

Lolo's story

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

Lolo packs a small bag and goes looking. A story about the courage it takes to leave the porch and find out for yourself.

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Picture book · Ages 4–7 · $9.99 · pre-order

Curious Cordelia

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

A girl with a great many questions, and the patient grown-ups who learn to answer the ones underneath them.

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Picture book · Ages 5–9 · $9.99 · pre-order

Be the Best You Can Be

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

Not the best in the room — the best you can do today. A quiet story about effort that belongs to no one but you.

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Picture book · Ages 4–8 · $9.99 · pre-order

Embracing Mistakes

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

A child knocks something over. A picture book about what happens after the apology — and what mistakes are actually for.

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Picture book · Ages 5–9 · $9.99 · pre-order

Growing Talents

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

Talent is a seed, not a verdict. A story for the child who isn't good at it yet, and the grown-up who needs to remember why that matters.

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Picture book · Ages 4–7 · $9.99 · pre-order

Keep Going, Don't Give Up

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

Mira can't tie her shoes. Then she can't tie them again. Then again. A picture book about the quiet courage of the third try.

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Picture book · Ages 5–9 · $9.99 · pre-order

Work Hard, Get Rewarded

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

A first lesson in the long arithmetic of effort: small honest work, repeated, becomes something a child can stand on.

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Picture book · Ages 4–8 · $9.99 · pre-order

Facing Fears

by Cordelia Lynn Brown

A small girl decides to look at the dark instead of away from it — and the dark turns out to be smaller than she thought.