Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

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  • Author: John Steptoe
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • ISBN: 0688040454
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 40

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone -- except Mufaro -- knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled. When the king decided to take a wife and invited "The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the Land" to appear before him, Mufaro declared proudly that only the king could choose between Nyasha and Manyara. Manyara, of course, didn't agree, and set out to make certain that she would be chosen. John Steptoe has created a memorable modem fable of pride going before a fall, in keeping with the moral of the folktale that was his inspiration. He has illustrated it with stunning paintings that glow with the beauty, warmth, and internal vision of the land and people of his ancestors.


Stevie

Stevie

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  • Author: John Steptoe
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • ISBN: 0064431223
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 36

An African-American child resents and then misses a little foster brother. One day my momma told me, "You know you're gonna have a little friend come stay with you." And I said, "Who is it?" and "For how long?" That's when Stevie moved in with his crybaby self. He played with my toys and broke them, and he left dirty footprints all over my bed. But then Stevie left again, and I missed him. I missed playing Cowboys and Indians on the stoop and watching cartoons in the morning. Maybe. . .just maybe, Stevie wasn't so bad after all. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA) "Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ) 1978 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award Society of Illustrators Gold Medal Children's Books of 1969 (Library of Congress) Children's Books of the Year 1969 (CSA) Black Americans – Minority Groups List (BL) Notable Books for the Portrayal of the Black in Children's Literature (Top of the News) Select Children's Books of 1969 (Publishers Weekly) Brooklyn Art Books for Children 1974


Mr. Goat's Valentine

Mr. Goat's Valentine

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  • Author: Eve Bunting
  • Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
  • ISBN: 1634707885
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 36

After reading in the newspaper that it's Valentine's Day, Mr. Goat sets out in search of very special gifts for his first love. But just what would a goat choose as the perfect gifts to show how he feels? Readers will be in for a surprise at Mr. Goat's nontraditional selections. From acclaimed children's author Eve Bunting comes a sweet holiday tale sure to warm hearts on Valentine's Day and every day of the year.


Kaffir Folk-Lore

Kaffir Folk-Lore

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  • Author: George McCall Theal
  • Publisher: Palala Press
  • ISBN: 9781359044365
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :

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The Rough-Face Girl

The Rough-Face Girl

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  • Author: Rafe Martin
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 1524740780
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 19

From Algonquin Indian folklore comes one of the most haunting, powerful versions of the Cinderella tale ever told. In a village by the shores of Lake Ontario lived an invisible being. All the young women wanted to marry him because he was rich, powerful, and supposedly very handsome. But to marry the invisible being the women had to prove to his sister that they had seen him. And none had been able to get past the sister's stern, all-knowing gaze. Then came the Rough-Face girl, scarred from working by the fire. Could she succeed where her beautiful, cruel sisters had failed?


The Stray Dog

The Stray Dog

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  • Author: Marc Simont
  • Publisher: Harper Collins
  • ISBN: 0064436691
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 36

When a little dog appears at a family picnic, the girl and boy play with him all afternoon, and they name him Willy. At day's end they say good-bye. But the dog has won their hearts and stays on their minds. The following Saturday the family returns to the picnic grounds to look for Willy, but they are not alone -- the dogcatcher is looking for him, too... Caldecott Medalist Marc Simont's heartwarming tale of a stray dog who finds a home is told with appealing simplicity and grace.


This Is a Taco!

This Is a Taco!

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  • Author: Andrew Cangelose
  • Publisher: Oni Press
  • ISBN: 9781941302729
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This is a squirrel . . . “Hey, I may be a squirrel, but my name is Taco! And I don't eat nuts and tree bark—blech—I prefer tacos!” The natural predator of squirrels is . . . “Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who is writing this book? I do not like where this is going.” This hilarious send-up of a children's nature primer teaches kids that the most important story is the one you write yourself.


Miss Happiness and Miss Flower

Miss Happiness and Miss Flower

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  • Author: Rumer Godden
  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 1447292758
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144

A beautifully illustrated cover edition of Rumer Godden's classic story about friendship and family, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower. When little Nona is sent from her sunny home in India to live with her relatives in chilly England, she is miserable. Then a box arrives for her in the post and inside, wrapped up in tissue paper, are two little Japanese dolls. A slip of paper says their names are Miss Happiness and Miss Flower. Nona thinks that they must feel lonely too, so far away from home. Then Nona has an idea – she will build her dolls the perfect house! It will be just like a Japanese home in every way. It will even have a tiny Japanese garden. And as she begins to make Miss Happiness and Miss Flower happy, Nona finds that she is happier too.


My Special Best Words

My Special Best Words

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  • Author:
  • Publisher: Viking Children's Books
  • ISBN:
  • Category : African American children
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 40

SUMMARY: A little black girl describes her daily life with her younger brother, father, and baby sitter.


Anklet for a Princess

Anklet for a Princess

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  • Author: Lila Mehta
  • Publisher: Cinderella
  • ISBN: 9781885008466
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Cinduri, hungry and ragged, is befriended by Godfather Snake, who feeds her delicacies and dresses her in gold cloth and anklets with bells and diamonds, to meet the prince.