Mother Goose : numbers on the loose —Dillon, Leo.

Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes, from "Baa, baa black sheep" to "Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes."

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears : a West African tale —Aardema, Verna.

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

If kids ran the world —Dillon, Leo, author, illustrator.

In text and pictures, this book tells us how much better the world would be, if kids were allowed to run the world.

Love and the rocking chair —Dillon, Leo, author, illustrator.

Before the baby arrives a couple orders a rocking chair, and as the family grows and changes, the rocking chair is always there, a center of love and continuity.

The people could fly : the picture book —Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002.

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.

20,000 leagues under the sea —Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.

Retells the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo.

Moses' ark : stories from the Bible —Bach, Alice.

Her stories : African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales —Hamilton, Virginia.

Northern lullaby —Carlstrom, Nancy White.

A child says goodnight to the natural world and all those that occupy it.

To every thing there is a season

Presents that selection from Ecclesiastes which relates that everything in life has its own time and season.

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears-- and more African folk tales

Perfect for celebrating Black History Month and learning about stories from the African tradition, Scholastic presents five stories on DVD, two of which are new! Stories include Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears; Hot H...

Wayward Pines. [Season 1]

Secret Service agent Ethan Burke wakes up in a hospital in a strangely idyllic mountain town in Idaho. But the more Ethan tries to find out what happened to him, and to two missing fellow agents, the more he discovers th...

Curious George rides a bike -- and a lot more monkeying around

The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. What adventures are ahead for the curious chimp. An unhappy mouse uses a magic potion to turn him into something else. A nice, or maybe nasty, old woman...

Two little trains —Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.

Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.

One winter's night —Herman, John, 1944-

A lonely cow about to give birth on a cold winter's night finds shelter in a deserted shed with a man and a woman who are also having a baby.

Where have you been? —Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.

In rhyming verse, various animals tell where they have been.

Who's in Rabbit's house? : a Massai tale —Aardema, Verna.

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

Asian folktales

Two folktales from Asia. In Tale of the Mandarin ducks: a compassionate couple risk everything to reunite a pair of ducks. In The stonecutter: a lowly Japanese stonecutter dreams of power.

The girl who spun gold —Hamilton, Virginia.

In this African American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin," Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride.

The tale of the mandarin ducks —Paterson, Katherine.

A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.