Discover how an African trickster god made it possible for people to tell stories in this brightly illustrated, Caldecott Medalâ€"winning picture book.Long, long ago there were no stories on earth for children to hear. All stories belonged to Nyame, ...
A vivid recreation of the bustling streets of eighteenth-century London chronicles the adventures of John Chapman, a lover of books and ideas, who follows his dreams and saves his poverty-stricken family....
Original illustrations by Gail E. Haley, winner of the Caldecott and Kate Greenaway Medals. Blanche is snatched from her husband and young child and taken to a state asylum for the insane. Her hopes for rescue are dashed when she discovers her husban...