Nancy Van Laan

A rhyming retelling of an Indian folktale from Brazil about tiny, playful monkeys and why they have no place to call home.

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

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.

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

A rhythmic read-aloud tale describing a chain of events set in motion when a big fat bird tries to eat a big fat worm.

Three rhyming scary stories.

Mama recycles everything until the house is complete with walls covered with candy wrappers and shingles that used to be flap-jack flappers, and the whole town turns out to see her handmade rocketship.

A retelling of the Chibcha Indian legend about how the treasure of El Dorado came to be.

Cumulative verses follow an old man's hat as it becomes a home for a spider, mouse, and other creatures before returning to its rightful owner.