Jerry Pinkney

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

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.

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 sweet little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

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.

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

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

"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"--

This is an extraordinarily moving novel -- one you will not easily forget. Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, it is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence. It is a story of physical survival, but more important, it is a story of the survival of the human spirit. And, too, it is Cassie's story -- Cassie Logan, an independent girl raised by a family for whom independence is primary, a...

To win first prize in the Junior Cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind for her partner.