an American friendship-- and more stories to celebrate U.S. history
Hillenbrand, Will
2010
Features four stories celebrating the history of the United States, including the title story which describes the unusual friendship that existed between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War years.
lap songs, finger plays, clapping games, and pantomime rhymes
Hillenbrand, Will
2005
A collection of sixty lap songs, clapping games, and action rhymes along with musical arrangements for piano and guitar, historical information, and CD.
In this wordless story, a snowman is brought to life by some animals and a tall black hat one winter day. He falls asleep after reading his new friends a story until a bunny hops out of the hat and steals the book. Snowman and his friends have an adventure as they race after the bunny to get the book back, only to find a surprise at the end of their chase.
Today is the day: Mole is going to have Bear help him take the training wheels off his bike. However, when Mole gets going on his own, he finds it harder than he expected--until Bear and his other friends give him some good encouragement.
A little elephant wonders what he can do with a plain cardboard box. He comes up with all sorts of ideas, transforming the object into a hat, a container for toys, and a hide-and-seek haven. Finally, he decides to make a book box, and the rest of the story provides insight into the limitless possibilities of such a creation. Single- and double-page paintings show the elephant and his small frog friend enjoying the contents of the book box from breakfast to the bathroom to bedtime.
Louie the pig loves to draw but it gets him thrown out of every school he attends, so he goes to live with his aunt and uncle who help him realize he has a wonderful talent.
