Van Laan, Nancy

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With a whoop and a holler

a bushel of lore from way down south
2001
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.

Nit-pickin'

2008
Family members go to great lengths to rid their child of head lice.

This is the hat

a story in rhyme
1995
Cumulative verses follow an old man's hat as it becomes a home for a spider, mouse, and other creatures before returning to its rightful owner.

Mama rocks, Papa sings

1995
A little Haitian girl describes how her parents' house fills up with babies as relatives drop off their children on their way to work.

Possum come a knockin'

1989
A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.

Tickle Tum!

2001
A mother and toddler have fun at suppertime.

So say the little monkeys

1998
A rhyming retelling of an Indian folktale from Brazil about tiny, playful monkeys and why they have no place to call home.

With a whoop and a holler

a bushel of lore from way down South
1998
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.

The tiny, tiny boy and the big, big cow

A Scottish folk tale
1993
A cumulative story in which a tiny, tiny boy tries to milk a big, big cow who will not stand still.

The magic bean tree

a legend from Argentina
1998
A young Quechuan boy sets out on his own to bring the rains back to his parched homeland and is rewarded by a gift of carob beans that come to be prized across Argentina.

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