Brown's illustrated translation of Perrault's tale in which Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper in her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect won the 1955 Caldecott medal. A free translation from the French of Charles Perrault, with pictures by Marcia Brown.
Wriggle your head. Wriggle your nose.
"Have you seen the big boo bird?" "Yes, I have seen the big boo bird."
The bulldozer pushed away the dirt. The digger made ditches.
In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning tale, Mirandy is determined to capture the best partner for the junior cakewalk jubilee. And who is the best partner? The wind, of course! Grandmama Beasley says, “Can’t nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free.” With neighbors up and down Ridgetop suggesting all manner of strategies, and friend Eze…
Where are the bananas? The bananas are on the table. Where are the noodles? The noodles are on the table. Where is Happy Monkey? Happy Monkey is on the table.
Long ago, Uncle Elephant had a little nose and Uncle Tiger's coat was white. One night, Uncle Elephant and Uncle Tiger sat by the fire.