Nancy Van Laan

George Booth

A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.

Possum Come A-Knockin'

Young readers are given an emotionally powerful yet accessible introduction to what it is like having a close family member with Alzheimer’s disease in this deeply resonant story about the relationship between a girl and her grandmother. Grandma’s whole family is concerned as they start to notice that she is becoming more and more forgetful. After they find her wandering the neighborhood, they need to make an important decision on her behalf—that the time has come for her to move out of her house and into an assisted living community where she can have the best care possible.

Forget Me Not

Illustrations and rhythmic verses depict a mother and child and different animals on each of the seven continents.

A Lullaby for Little Ones Around the World

Sleep, Sleep, Sleep

Humorous illustrations and a rhythmic text take a peek at a country family as Ma stops her cooking and Granny stops her rocking when possum comes a-knocking. Reprint.

Possum Come A-knockin

Little Fish loses his mother in an African pond and searches everywhere for her, seeing all kinds of animals in the process.

Little Fish, Lost

Scrubba dub dubba squigga giggle squash. Splash splish splish splosh time to wash. What little bunny can resist bathtime, especially with a tub full of bubbles...and boats...and rubber ducks...and more bubbles? In this delightful read-aloud treat, getting clean has never been easier, or more fun!

Scrubba Dub

A collection of tales, rhymes, riddles, superstitions, and sayings organized around the three distinct regions of the South: the Bayou, the Deep South, and Appalachia.

A Bushel of Lore from Way Down South

With a Whoop and a Holler

Beatriz Vidal

When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.

A Lenape Tale

Rainbow Crow

Little Baby Bobby, who lives on a hill, just can't seem to sit still. So it's inevitable that, in the blink of an eye, his baby buggy goes careening down that hill with his babysitter in frantic pursuit. Whizzing through the park, scattering street vendors' wares, crashing into a fire hydrant, there goes Baby Bobby, enjoying every minute of his wild buggy ride. A perfect read-aloud reminiscent of Nancy Van Laan's "Possum Come a-Knockin', this rollicking, rhythmic text gathers momentum as Baby Bobby's buggy wends its way through the town. Laura Cornell's hilarious, overflowing illustrations perfectly capture the lighthearted joy of Bobby's raucous romp. A laugh-out-loud addition to any story hour!

Little Baby Bobby

Rhyming text asks what happens to different animals and plants "when winter comes and the cold wind blows."

When Winter Comes

In the middle of the wide Argentine pampas there once grew a magic tree. Above this tree slept a bird so evil it could stop the rain from falling. And not far from this tree lived a brave boy who one day set out to save his village and all the creatures from dying of thirst. Illustrated with charming folk-art-like paintings and retold with simplicity and drama, this legend of a child's courage and faith explains why Argentineans believe that good luck can be found in the shade of a carob tree.

Nancy Van Laan

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