Van Laan, Nancy

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.

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

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.

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

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

A mother and toddler have fun at suppertime.

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

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 cumulative story in which a tiny, tiny boy tries to milk a big, big cow who will not stand still.

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.