Drawings prepared in pastels, watercolors, and acrylics highlight a collection of informative vignettes describing a variety of customs and traditions practiced by different African peoples[...]
Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon
A beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird's magnificent plumage. But the wild creature pines for his mate. When Yasuko, the [...]
Young Michael and his hundred-year-old Great-great-aunt Dew reinforce their love for one another as he counts the one hundred pennies in her special box and she recites for him the year-by-year chronicle of her life. A Newbery Honor Book. Reissue.[...]
Through the words of the storyteller and their own imagination, a group of slaves dreams that they have the ability to fly back to their native land where a life of freedom and dignity await them amidst the people they know and love.[...]
A collection of twenty-five African-American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes "Little Girl and Bruh Rabby," "Catskinella," and "Annie Christmas." By the author of The People Could Fly.[...]
"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.[...]