New Releases by Verna Aardema

Noted children''s author and storyteller Verna Aardema recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and writing process are interwoven.

Lazy Anansi seeks to trick someone into doing the heavy work of laying his fish trap, but instead he is fooled into doing the job himself. Anansi, in human form, is tricked by Bonsu when they go fishing.

In this Mexican folktale, a lazy boy learns a lesson about lying.

Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won''t let her in.

A strange animal called the Vingananee beats up all the other animals and eats their stew until the tiny Tree Toad offers to fight him.

For saving the life of a snake, Ketu is rewarded by being allowed to hear animals think.

Find out how Ki-pat the herd boy ended a dreadful drought. An enjoyable and vividly illustrated rhyming story.

Presents a collection of riddles from Africa.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

Presents 11 folk tales from Africa.

"Certa manhã um mosquito viu um iguana bebendo água no poço. O mosquito disse: “Iguana, você não vai acreditar no que eu vi ontem. ... Vi um fazendeiro colhendo inhames que eram quase do meu tamanho...” “Preferia ser surdo a ouvir tal absurdo!” Ele então enfiou dois gravetos nos ouvidos e foi embora... A iguana, sem poder ouvir, não respondeu ao bom-dia da cobra, a cobra com medo do réptil escondeu-se na toca do coelho, o coelho quando viu a cobra fugiu e assustou o corvo que..."--