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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Verna Aardema
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1992)The story of how Ki-pat ingeniously brings rain to the arid Kapiti Plain. Cumulative rhyming tale with the rhythm and repetition of The House That Jack Built . . . Illustrations are stylized, simple, and dramatic.--School Library Journal.
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Three Days On A River In A Red Canoe
Vera B. Williams
School & Library Binding (Turtleback, Aug. 1, 1984)FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The narrator, her cousin and their mothers learn to pitch a tent, build a fire, and lower a canoe over waterfalls while canoeing down a river.
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Liang and the Magic Paintbrush
Demi
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, July 1, 1988)When a poor boy in China receives a magical paintbrush, everything he paints turns to life. But the wicked emperor wants to capture the boy when he hears the news. The story will excite readers as the ruler gets his just reward when the boy creates a masterpiece that spells his doom.
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No Matzoh for Me!
Nancy Krulik, Bryan Hendrix
Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 27, 2003)Sammy wants nothing more than to be cast as one of the ten plagues in his Hebrew school's Passover play, but when his teacher assigns him the role of the matzoh, Sammy can't believe his bad luck. Original.
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The Gift of the Sacred Dog
Paul Goble
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Oct. 1, 1984)'Sacred Dog' is a Native American name for the horse; in the story and illustrations here, Goble captures the mixture of familiarity and reverence in the tribal attitude toward this essential animal. . . . The pictures dramatically render both nature and culture.--Booklist, starred review. A Reading Rainbow Feature Book. Full-color illustrations.
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One Hungry Bunny!
Mara Conlon, Hala Wittwer
Board book (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 27, 2003)One Hungry Bunny! is a fun counting book that celebrates Easter. The book is die-cut in the shape of an Easter basket and each page is die-cut to reveal treats made especially for hungry bunny rabbits! Kids will love the festive, glittery cover. Illustrated by Hala Wittwer.
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The Mud Pony
Caron Lee Cohen, Shonto W Begay
Library Binding (Scholastic, Aug. 1, 1989)A Native American legend about a young boy and his magical pony. Splendidly illustrated . . . An excellent addition to folklore collections.--Kirkus Reviews. A Reading Rainbow Selection.
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Just Us Women
Jeannette Caines, Pat Cummings
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1984)"No boys and no men-just us women," Aunt Martha tells her niece. And together they plan their trip to North Carolina in Aunt Martha's brand-new car. This is to be a very special outing-with no one to hurry them along, the two travelers can do exactly as they please.
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The Bionic Bunny Show
Marc Tolon Brown, Laurene Krasny Brown
Hardcover (Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1984)As an ordinary rabbit in real life is portrayed as a bionic bunny on his television series, the reader views all the production efforts that provide that illusion.
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Baby Whale
Lynn Wilson
Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, May 2, 1991)Traces the life of a baby humpback whale and describes the characteristics and behavior of whales
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The Night Before St. Patrick's Day
Natasha Wing, Amy Wummer
Paperback (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 22, 2009)Natasha Wing puts an Irish twist on a Christmas classic. It's the night before St. Patrick's Day, and Tim and Maureen are wide awake setting traps to catch a leprechaun! When they wake the next morning to the sound of their dad playing the bagpipes and the smell of their mom cooking green eggs, they're shocked to find that they've actually caught a leprechaun. But will they be able to find his pot of gold?
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Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, Monique Z. Stephens, Jacqueline Rogers
School & Library Binding (San Val, Jan. 16, 1988)A discontented little rabbit wishes for a pair of red wings, but the reaction of his mother and the other animals convinces him that it is better just to be himself.
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