A winning combination of verse, factual language, and beautiful illustrations that describe the mysterious migration patterns of animals from loggerhead turtles to monarch butterflies to ruby-throated hummingbirds to caribou. Resources... Read More

A retelling of this ancient tale, in which the people of the Valley of Shinar decide to build a tall tower to heaven. When they reach the 100th floor, they congratulate themselves: “How close we are to heaven…We will rule the earth... Read More

Tim wants a skateboard for his birthday, but he knows his parents can’t afford it. Inspired by the Can Man, a neighborhood homeless man who scours the garbage for cans he can return for cash, Tim starts to gather cans on his own. He... Read More

Mai wants to free the sparrows caged outside the temple gates, but she can’t afford to pay for their freedom. Instead, she gives a gift to the girl Thu, chanting, “Fly free, fly free, in the sky so blue. When you do a good deed, it... Read More

Lily is really very busy, and she’s not interested in going to bed. She tells her mother, “I want to play NOW!” Just then the doorbell rings, and here is a small white bear who says the same thing. It’s party time! He takes Lily... Read More

A singsong tale of adventure, in which a young girl rides out on her little pony, “to see what I can see.” She meets all kinds of Western creatures, including prairie dogs, an armadillo, jackrabbit, roadrunner, coyote, and buffalo.... Read More

The song “Over The Rainbow,” written by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen for 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, is the basis for this lovely visual and sound collaboration. Harburg’s lyrics are the text for a picture book, for which painter... Read More

A winning tale, in verse, about a family that keeps finding cats that need a home, and a tough-talking dad whose heart wins out every time. As the number of cats in the family keeps rising, the repetition and expansion of Dad’s rant... Read More