Rachel Isadora

"A diverse group of children have fun enjoying the highlights of all four seasons." -- Provided by publisher.

Caldecott Honor-winner Rachel Isadora's stunning oil paintings illustrate this delightful bedtime tale, set on the African plains. The sun has set and the moon is rising, and that means it's bedtime. But not if Lala has a say--because she's not ready to go to sleep! First she needs to say good night to the cat. And the goat. And the chickens. And, and, and... Lala's adorable stalling strategy will ring true for all parents whose little ones aren't...

Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

"A retelling, set in Africa, of the story of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered." -- Provided by publisher.

"A simplified version of the tale, set in Africa, in which a girl proves that she is a real princess by feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds." -- Provided by publisher.

Children explore their five senses, learning what they can see, smell, hear, touch, and taste.

Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.