A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

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

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

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

Four-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Jerry Pinkney captures all the courage, drama, and beauty of the ancient parable, Noah's Ark. For 40 days and 40 nights rain poured from the heavens, enveloping the world. Only Noah had been warned by God of the great floodand only Noah could save life on earth. This powerful story of salvation has fascinated people of all ages for centuries.

On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.

This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life throughout the yearly cycle of seasons.

"An ailing grandfather and his helpful granddaughter play a unique game of seek and find"--

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