Jerry Pinkney

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

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.

"Jerry Pinkney, Caldecott Medal winner and illustrator of over one hundred books, tells the story of his childhood and how he developed his artistic talent"--

A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."

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

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

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

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.