Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales

Virginia Hamilton

• Hardcover | Engels
• Gracefully told by Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton, this collection of 19 stories focuses on the magical lore and wondrous imaginings of Black wome... Lees meer

Blast Off

Linda C Cain, Susan Rosenbaum

• Hardcover | Engels
• An inspiring story about a young Black girl who wants to be an astronaut, written years before Black astronauts were sent into space. This remarkable ... Lees meer

Our Children Can Soar

Michelle Cook

• Paperback | Engels
• This unique picture book is part history, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It takes the reader step by simple step through the cumulative stor... Lees meer

Ashanti to Zulu

Margaret W Musgrove

• Hardcover | Engels | Picture Puffin Books
• Artists Leo and Diane Dillon won their second consecutive Caldecott Medal for this stunning ABC of African culture. Another virtuoso performance. . . ... Lees meer

Honey, I Love and Other Poems

Eloise Greenfield

• Hardcover | Engels | Reading Rainbow Books
• Titles include I Look Pretty, Fun, Riding on the Train, Harriet Tubman, and By Myself. Lees meer

Por Que Zumban los Mosquitos en los Oidos de la Gente

Verna Aardema

• Hardcover | Spaans | Ediciones Dial
• A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit?and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. T... Lees meer

The People Could Fly: The Picture Book

Virginia Hamilton

• Paperback | Engels
• Virginia Hamilton's Coretta Scott King Honor book is the breathtaking fantasy tale of slaves who possessed ancient magic that enabled them to fly away... Lees meer

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Verna Aardema

• Paperback | Engels | Picture Puffin Books
• "In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the ... Lees meer

Love and the Rocking Chair

• Hardcover | Engels
• Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon celebrate the love we feel for our children in this touching, multi-generational story about the las... Lees meer

The Color Wizard

Barbara Brenner

• Paperback | Engels | Bank Street Ready-To-Read
• About the Bank Street Ready-To-Read Series More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College ... Lees meer

The Secret River

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

• Hardcover | Engels
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings + Leo and Diane Dillon = pure magic! A depression era story that is just as timely as it is enchanting, this is a stunning pi... Lees meer

If Kids Ran the World

Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

• Hardcover | Engels
• Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon show children playfully creating a more generous, peaceful world where everyone shares with others. ... Lees meer

Many Thousand Gone

Virginia Hamilton

• Paperback | Engels
• Unavailable for several years, Virginia Hamilton's award-winning companion to The People Could Fly traces the history of slavery in America in the voi... Lees meer

The Goblin and the Empty Chair

Mem Fox

• Hardcover | Engels
• In a time long past, in a land far away, a family has suffered an unspeakable loss. But a lonely goblin has been watching. And he knows what to do to ... Lees meer

Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Bojangles - Think of That!

Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon

• Hardcover | Engels
• With bold paintings and a simple, rhyming text, Caldecott Medalists Leo & Diane Dillon bring young readers a rap a tap tap celebration of dance that w... Lees meer

The People Could Fly

Virginia Hamilton

• Hardcover | Engels
• "THE PEOPLE COULD FLY," the title story in Virginia Hamilton's prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who p... Lees meer

Dream

Susan V Bosak

• Hardcover | Engels
• Winner of 10 national awards including IRA Children's Choice, Teachers' Choice, and Book Sense Children's Pick! "This elegant children's book depicts ... Lees meer

The Hundred Penny Box

Sharon Bell Mathis

• Paperback | Engels | Picture Puffin Books
• Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred... Lees meer