Nancy Van Laan

Young Julia comes to terms with the changes in her beloved grandmother, whose Alzheimer's Disease makes it hard for her to remember people and things.

A collection of tales, rhymes, riddles, superstitions, and sayings organized around the three distinct regions of the South: the Bayou, the Deep South, and Appalachia. A priceless collection of rhymes, folktales, superstitions, and riddles from the South.

Moose helps his little animal friends in many ways during the four seasons.

Little Fish loses his mother in an African pond and searches everywhere for her, seeing all kinds of animals in the process.

When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.

A child climbs five different trees, looking for a place to hide and finding an increasing number of animals already in residence, until finally the perfect tree is found.

Mama Bunny tries to bathe her energetic toddler.

Shingebiss the duck bravely challenges the Winter Maker and manages to find enough food to survive a long, harsh winter.

A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.

A retelling of the Blackfoot legend about the ritual performed before the buffalo hunt.