Jerry Pinkney

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.

Three billy goats must outwit the big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they have to cross on their way up the mountain.

"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"--

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

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.

"The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech."--Provided by publisher.

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

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

In segregated 1950s Nashville, a young African American girl braves a series of indignities and obstacles to get to one of the few integrated places in town: the public library.