The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- 32pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.
Janet Stevens Libri
Janet Stevens crea storie per bambini fantasiose, dando vita a un cast di umoristici personaggi animali. Il suo distintivo stile artistico e la sua innata capacità di infondere personalità alle sue creazioni rendono il suo lavoro particolarmente coinvolgente per i giovani lettori. Spesso collabora con sua sorella, Susan Stevens Crummel, e presta anche i suoi talenti ai testi di altri stimati autori.
"I go where I want, I do what I want, and I take what I want!" says Coyote.In this retelling of a Native American tale from the Ute people, Coyote learns the consequences of taking what isn't his and ignoring everyone's advice. It's only with the help of a wise hummingbird that he escapes a bad end.Set in the canyonlands of the American south-west, Caledcott Honoree Janet Stevens' illustrations are kid friendly and action-packed. A great read-aloud to gently show kids that it's not a bad idea to listen to good advice and that it's wrong to take what isn't yours.
Prince Patrick wants to marry a real princess but they're not easy to find. Still anything is possible with the help of a cousin, a witch and a pea.
Anansi and the Magic Stick
- 32pagine
- 2 ore di lettura
It's a fine bright day, and all the animals are working--all except Anansi, that is! He's sleeping, as usual. Warthog, Lion, and Zebra laugh so hard at his messy house that they wake him up. Anansi stomps off in a huff--right into an amazing secret! Hyena has a magic stick that follows his orders. If Anansi steals the stick, he'll never have to work again, and his home will be the neatest one in town. Is the magic stick his secret for success? Or the beginning of disasters he can't even imagine?
