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.

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

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.

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

Tells the illustrated story of how Martin Luther King Jr. wrote and prepared for his famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. Includes biogrpahical sketches of key people and an author's note.

A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.

To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.

A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

During the Depression, a rural black family deeply attached to the forest on their land tries to save it from being cut down by an unscrupulous white man.