Jerry Pinkney

"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 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 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.

Presents the classic tale of three youngsters who are careless with their mittens, but who turn out to be good little kittens after all.

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.

Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. A retelling set in Northwest Africa.

A chipmunk sails to the stars accompanied by a rhyming song.

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden. "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!" A classic story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, adapted and illustrated by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney, this is the tale of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a fearless young mongoose. Soon after a flood washes Rikki into the garden of an English family, he comes face-to-face with Nag and Nagaina, two giant cobras....

In this story based on true events, a treasured wooden chair is passed down from family to family, with each new owner carving the word "welcome" in a new language.