New Releases by Diane Wolkstein

At the beginning of the world, it was dark and silent and nothing stirred anywhere, until a voice roused the sleeping Sun Mother in the sky, telling her it was time to wake up all the creatures of the earth. The indigenous people of Australia believe that their first ancestors created the world and its laws. They also believe that the world is still being created in a continual process they call The Dreamtime. Renowned storyteller Diane Wolkstein has crafted a powerful retelling of an Australian creation story, illuminated by illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft's authentic, beautifully realized paintings.

On the Jewish holidays, portions of stories are told. An exquisite teller of tales, Wolkstein has gifted readers with the full story for each holiday. Each of the 27 stories in "Treasures" is introduced in both historical and symbolic time.

Summary: When Little Mouse's friends look at the painting she has created, they do not all see the same thing.

After hearing Ocean's stories, Sun invites Ocean to the house he shares with his wife, Moon, but his visitor proves to be more than his house can hold.

The ageless themes of love, community, and self-expression are interwoven into this friendly, lively, and funny Haitian folktale.

A king builds a glass mountain which any man who wants to marry his daughter must climb--but when Princess Raina tries to help one special suitor succeed, she falls through a deep crack and is trapped in an underground world. Full color.

A portrait of Esther, a shy orphan girl, who becomes a queen and is willing to risk the wrath of a king in order to save her people.

When Diane Wolkstein, herself a well-known storyteller traveled throughout the Haitian countryside in search of stories, she harvested a rich collection of twenty-seven tales, each of which is illuminated by fascinating introductory notes. From orange trees growing at the command of a child to talking fish, these stories present us with a world of wonder, delight, and mystery. With a foreword by Edwidge Danticat

After much coaching, Bouki wins the prize for dancing the king's secret dance but is then outwitted by his sneaky friend.

The world is a very big when you are very small. But that doesn't stop a little ant from leaving home to visit her friend. Step by step she goes: over a stone, across a leaf, under a branch... until she arrives. Tiny children, who also travel through a very big world, will share the wonder of this little ant's big adventure, as well as the feeling of accomplishment at journey's end. Diane Wolkstein's engaging story of a delight-filled visit and Jos. A. Smith's richly textured pictures from an ant's point of view create a world that will amaze you -- all young adventurers.

A strange event occurs across the land when a little Chinese goose girl sprinkles her shoulders with water and begins to wave her arms, believing that she will sprout wings, fly, and enjoy all the beautiful flowers of spring.

Passion, joy, and longing abound in seven original classic love stories, newly retold by a master storyteller. Wolkstein has vividly re-created unforgettable myths of love, published together in a single collection for the first time. Includes "Inanna and Dumuzi", "Shiva and Sati", "The Song of Songs", "Psyche and Eros", and more.

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade

A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Can a banza, or little banjo, save one small goat from a band of hungry tigers?

A small goat finds that the banjo given to her by a little tiger protects her from harm in an unexpected way.

Kuo Ming's discovery of a moon goddess inside a snail shell changes his lonely life.

A collection of folktales gathered by the author in Haiti with comments on Haitian folklore.

Follows a little ant's journey, step-by-step, as she goes to visit her friend.

Chipmunk's song about Squirrel only "catches" part of him and so the song grows.

The monkey gets even with the buzzard for deceiving and devouring two of his friends.

The monkey gets even with the buzzard for deceiving and devouring two of his friends.