Mary-Joan Gerson

• Jul-1974
• / General Fiction
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• Sep-1994
• / General Fiction
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A beautifully illustrated retelling of a Brazilian tale linking Brazil's African heritage with a history of slavery recounts how an African goddess brings the gift of night to the hardworking people of Brazil....

• May-1995
• / Fantasy
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This Nigerian folktale, with colorful illustrations by an award-winning artist, conveys a timely environmental message about waste and greed.  The sky was once so close to the Earth that people pulled down parts of it to eat. They never had to g...

• Oct-1995
• / General Fiction
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A Mayan version of the story of Creation describes how the Maya believed that corn, much more than a food, was the spirit of life itself and explains their belief that the first people on Earth were actually made from corn....

• Apr-2003
• / Fantasy
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Drawing from Mexico's rich cultural heritage, storyteller Mary-Joan Gerson celebrates the courage and resilience of the feminine spirit through the stories of seven extraordinary Mexican women. Maya Christina Gonzalez uses radiant colors in a style r...