Borreguita and the Coyote

Borreguita and the Coyote

Author: Verna Aardema

Publisher:

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9780758721372

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A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.


Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Author: Verna Aardema

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0803760892

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"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece." -Booklist, starred review. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.


Jabuti the Tortoise

Jabuti the Tortoise

Author:

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0152053743

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A rain forest fable from Caldecott medalist Gerald McDermott


Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

Author: Verna Aardema

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1992-05-20

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 0140546162

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A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”


Coyote in Love

Coyote in Love

Author: Mindy Dwyer

Publisher: Westwinds Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780882409979

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A retelling of a Native American legend about Coyote's love for a beautiful blue star, which resulted in the creation of Crater Lake, Oregon.


The Turtle and the Monkey

The Turtle and the Monkey

Author: Paul Galdone

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9780395544259

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Greedy Monkey makes every effort to cheat Turtle out of the bananas that rightfully belong to her.


Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes

Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes

Author: Mary E. Lambert

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0545932009

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A debut middle grade novel about throwing things out -- and letting people in. Family Game Night tackles a tough issue with a light, accessible touch and writing that sparkles with heart. Annabelle has a secret . . . a secret so big she won't allow friends within five miles of her home. Her mom collects things. Their house is overflowing with stuff. It gives Annabelle's sister nightmares, her brother spends as much time as he can at friends' houses, and her dad buries himself in his work.So when a stack of newspapers falls on Annabelle's sister, it sparks a catastrophic fight between their parents--one that might tear them all apart--and Annabelle starts to think that things at home finally need to change. Is it possible for her to clean up the family's mess? Or are they really, truly broken?Mary E. Lambert's moving and heart-breakingly funny debut novel about the things we hold dear--and the things we let go--will resonate with anyone whose life has ever felt just a little too messy.


Bad Kitty Does Not Like Snow

Bad Kitty Does Not Like Snow

Author: Nick Bruel

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1626725810

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"Kitty is back in this ... tale in which she discovers that she does not, in fact, like snow. Not at all. Not even a little"--


Golden Tales

Golden Tales

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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780439243988

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Twelve classic tales from Latin America - before and after the days of Columbus.


The Paper Crane

The Paper Crane

Author: Molly Bang

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1987-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0688073336

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Business returns to a once prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a magical paper crane that comes alive and dances.