Books with author Richard Mickelson

Do you think you know Mother Goose? Are you up for fun and challenges for the whole family? In My Very First Mother Goose Puzzle Book, author Richard Mickelson and illustrator Patty Fleckenstein have taken Mother Goose to a whole new level of fun for young and old.Through a unique mix of nursery rhymes and beautifully rendered illustrations, it introduces children to the timeless Mother Goose nursery rhymes and engages them in counting, recognizing colors, and the joy of solving puzzles. Each picture contains a unique visual blending of two nursery rhymes where the reader decides which characters in the pictures go with each rhyme.Filled with the wonderful world of puzzles to help develop children's observation skills and memory, My Very First Mother Goose Puzzle Book teaches life situations through forty-eight rhymes and twenty-four illustrations.

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s BookA New York Times Book Review Notable Children’s BookBrewster is excited about starting first grade . . . until Mama announces that he'll be attending Central—a school in the white part of town. Mama says they have art and music and a library bursting with books, but Brewster isn't so sure he'll fit in.Being black at a white school isn't easy, and Brewster winds up spending his first day in detention at the library. But there he meets a very special person: Miss O'Grady. The librarian sees into Brewster's heart and gives him not only the gift of books but also the ability to believe in himself.This powerful and tender story of desegregation in the 1970s introduces readers to the brave young heroes who helped to build a new world.From the Hardcover edition.