Gerstein, Mordicai

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Jonah and the two great fish

1997
Retells the Old Testament story of the man who disobeyed God's wishes and was swallowed by a great fish.

Anytime Mapleson and the hungry bears

1990
When he meets a family of hungry bears in the woods at the peak of maple sugaring time, Anytime Mapleson, who likes pancakes anytime, invites them home for some pancakes and maple syrup.

Behind the couch

1996
When Zachary loses his oldest toy and first friend, he searches for it behind the couch where he discovers a wonderful, imaginary world.

The Old Country

2005
A grandmother tells her story of being tricked into exchanging her young body with that of a fox and trying to get it back while a war tore apart her home and her country.

The wild boy

2002
Relates the story of a boy who grew up like a wild animal in the forests of France and was later captured and studied by doctors in Paris, but never became completely civilized.

The seal mother

1986
A seal sheds her skin and becomes a beautiful woman, but even after marrying and bearing a son she longs to return to her seal family in the sea.

Arnold of the Ducks

1983
Mistaken for a fish by a nearsighted pelican and deposited with a family of ducks, young Arnold learns to swim, fly, and eat like a duck until his curiosity finally leads him back to his human family.

Daisy's garden

1995
A young girl and all the animals of the field come together to plant and harvest a garden.

The mountains of Tibet

1987
After dying, a Tibetan woodcutter is given the choice of going to heaven or to live another life anywhere in the universe.

The white ram

a story of Abraham and Isaac
2006
A white ram, made on the sixth day of creation, waits patiently in the garden of Eden until the time is right, then runs to save a certain child in fulfillment of God's plan.

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