Raschka, Christopher

"A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and is an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music because of her gender and skin color"--Provided by publisher.

In this story--told almost entirely in the cat's meows--a young girl steps on her cat Marigold's tail, the hurt cat runs for cover, and after an apology, all is forgiven.

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.

An illustrated version of the nineteenth-century Shaker hymn shows a cat, a rabbit, a turtle, and the trees as they appear to dance to the lyrics.

"The blue table becomes more than just a blue table, as plans are made, families gather, and food is served, and gratitude is felt"--OCLC.

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate pigeons as colorful, chatty denizens of the city.

In rhyme, takes a brief look at Elizabeth Goose, who has been referred to but not confirmed as Mother Goose, arguably known for telling nursery rhymes. Includes rhymes.

Retells the story of the Mozart opera, in which the noble Prince Tamino seeks the fair Pamina against a backdrop of the battle between darkness and light.

Clammy Clam refuses to open his shell to say hello.