Jerry Pinkney

A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

Presents the classic tale of three youngsters who are careless with their mittens, but who turn out to be good little kittens after all.

A sweet little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

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

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-creator of Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse and The Little Mermaid-drew everywhere, all the time. Since childhood, it was how he made sense of the world-how he coped with the stress of being a sensitive child growing up in crowded spaces, struggling with a learning disability, in a time when the segregation of Black Americans was the norm. Only drawing could offer him a sense of calm, control, and confidence. When friends...

"In this reinvention of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, a little mermaid trades her voice for legs and makes a new friend on land, but must return to the sea to save her family"--

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

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

With the help of his friends Bush-rat and Turtle, smart and nimble Rabbit makes a fool of the mighty but slow-witted king of the forest.