Best Selling Books by Slade Morrison

On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along.

Little Cloud likes her own place in the sky, away from the other clouds. There, the sky is all hers. She is free to make her own way and go where she wishes. Can Lady Wind show Little Cloud the power of being with others? Will Little Cloud agree there is strength in unity and change her ways? A fresh take on a classic story, Little Cloud and Lady Wind will teach kids how to work together to achieve their goals.

Snuggle, snuggle. Time to rest. Nana joins us in her nest. There is no one like Nana in the whole wide world. She is the best. Nana knows how to take an ordinary afternoon and make it extra special! Nap time, story time, and playtime are transformed by fairies, dragons, dancing, and pretending -- and then mixing and fixing yummy, yummy fudge just like Nana and Mommy did not so many years ago.... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade tell a story of what really goes on when Nana is left in charge!

A hip, sly, exuberant retelling of Aesop''s fable, for children of all ages—written by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison, and ingeniously illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. "How can you say I never worked a day? ART is WORK. It just looks like play," so says Foxy G to his buddy Kid A, in Toni and Slade Morrison''s sassy, sly tale of friendship, betrayal, and survival—or not. Generation after generation, classic fables, folklore, and myth remain popular because they quicken the imagination of readers and listeners of all ages. We, the creators of the Who''s Got Game? series were inspired by the wonder of Aesop''s Fables—their vitality, their endless demand for more interpretations. In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings reimagined; the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. Anything can happen!

A collection of eight children''s books by Toni Morrison, which includes retellings of some of Aesop''s fables as well as stories of friendship and imagination.

Three popular tales from Toni and Slade Morrison, Poppy or the Snake? The Lion or the Mouse? and The Ant or the Grasshopper? in one volume. Told with vibrant language and rich in rhythm, these are truly empowering and inspiring tales. Pascal''s Lemaitre''s ingenious illustrations add sophistication to the Morrison''s wry and defiantly ambiguous text, making the Who''s Got Game? series a favourite among both adults and children. In these tales anything can happen...and quite often does!

Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. Toni Morrison''s second picture book written with her son, Slade Morrison, offers a humorous look at how children interpret daily events. Sometimes people are mean intentionally, sometimes not. But this wise child, rendered as a delightful cartoon bunny by Pascal Lemaitre, learns how to rise above all meanness in the end. In full-colour throughout. Ages 4-8.

Nobel Prize recipient Toni Morrison and her son, Slade, breathe new life into this classic fable in which the hare learns a very important lesson. Full color.

A hip, sly, exuberant retelling of Aesop''s Man and the Serpent fable, for children of all ages—written by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison, and ingeniously illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. In this clever riff on Aesop, Poppy feels guilty when he accidentally drives over Snake, and he decides to risk being bitten in order to free the sassy reptile. But snake wants more. This is a sly tale about who gets the last laugh. We, the creators of the Who''s Got Game? series were inspired by the wonder of Aesop''s Fables—their vitality, their endless demand for more interpretations. In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings reimagined: the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. Anything can happen!

In this charmingly subversive reinterpretation of a classic tale, the Morrisons and Pascal Lemaitre take a hilarious look at bullying. The cocky lion, the self-proclaimed "baddest in the land," believes himself invincible until he gets a thorn stuck in his paw. Only a weak little mouse can help him, but then the lion must indulge the mouse''s ridiculous pride and appetite for power. Generation after generation, classic fables, folklore, and myth remain popular because they quicken the imagination of readers and listeners of all ages. We, the creators of the Who''s Got Game? series were inspired by the wonder of Aesop''s Fables—their vitality, their endless demand for more interpretations. In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings reimagined; the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. Anything can happen!

In her first illustrated book for children, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son introduce three feisty children who show grown-ups what it really means to be a kid.

An empowering tale about childhood fears the fourth book in Toni and Slade Morrison''s New York Times bestselling series of fables. stunningly illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre.

Children spend the day with their grandmother, who ignores their mother''s carefully planned schedule in favor of activities that are much more fun.