Jerry Pinkney

Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.

Three billy goats must outwit the big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they have to cross on their way up the mountain.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

"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"--

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

"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.

A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

Hannah Greyweather's life is changed when she finds a magic wish-granting boot in the forest outside her home.

As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm.

During the Depression, three young sisters get one baby doll for Christmas and must find a way to share.