Jerry Pinkney

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.

A sweet little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

Presents the classic tale of three youngsters who are careless with their mittens, but who turn out to be good little kittens after all.

"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"--

"Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent"--

"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.

The summer night is full of wonderful sounds and scents as Susan falls asleep.

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.