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.

The Vingananee and the Tree Toad (Picture Puffins)

Aardema, Verna

Children's Books

Puffin Books

A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (A Puffin Pied Piper Giant)

Puffin

Rabbit, aided by her friends Turtle and Bush-rat, sets out to outwit Lion in order to feast on the honey in lion's calabash tree

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

A Swahili girl is abducted by a Zimwi and told to be the voice inside his singing drum

Bimwili and the Zimwi

Literature & Fiction

A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Rise and Shine)

Relates how a young man named Kojo finally gets the better of the tricky Anansi

Oh, Kojo! How Could You!: An Ashanti Tale

King Gorilla decrees that no one may marry his daughter until a suitor strong enough to consume a barrel of strange, intoxicating water is found.

Princess Gorilla and a New Kind of Water (Pied Piper Paperbacks)

Who's in Rabbit's House? (Masai Tale)

A great bedtime story sure to keep children fascinated, Who’s in Rabbit’s House is a Masai tale told from the perspective of a play within a play. A monster has invaded Rabbit’s house, and the other animals must gather to help investigate . . . and scare the monster away. This story teaches children it is important to help each other in times of need.

Who's in Rabbit's House? (Picture Puffins)

Animals

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale

"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece." -Booklist, starred review. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.

Puffin/Dial

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

1981 [A Puffin Pied Piper] Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale (P) Retold by Verna Aardema / Pictures by Beatriz Vidal ***ISBN-13: 9780140552522

Geography & Cultures

Penguin Group USA

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