Winter, Jeanette

Describes how French artist Henri Matisse was still able to create art after a serious illness confined him to his bed.

Presents, in brief text and illustrations, the life of the painter who drew much of her inspiration from nature.

A Swedish family faces many hardships when they immigrate to America in search of a better life.

As she waits for her baby to be born, a young African woman describes some of the sights and sounds of her Mali homeland as she creates a beautiful bogolan cloth for her child.

A retelling of a traditional Siberian tale in which a lonely moon unsuccessfully tries to carry a young girl off into the sky and then must offer many timeless gifts to win her forgiveness.

In an old lullaby a baby is promised an assortment of presents from its adoring parent.

Told that he is too young to wear a mask at the Fiesta, Ni?o makes his own mask and surprises his family and thewhole village. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.

Presents the Mother Goose rhyme inviting girls and boys to leave supper and sleep and come out to play in the street by the light of the moon. Illustrations show modern-day children.

Simple rebus illustrations are used to present the familiar cumulative nursery rhyme about the antics that go on in the house built by an unsuspecting Jack.

Two sisters find a good use for the roses they have grown when their plane from South Africa is delayed by a storm, causing them to miss a flower show in New York City.