Miss Elizabeth, a middle aged white woman, reflects on her childhood in the segregated South, and the shameful way she and her family treated their African American housekeeper, Willie Rudd. Wishing things could be different, she writes a letter to the woman she assumes has long since died. Illustrated with oil paintings.
Slightly eccentric Miss Tizzy is like a grandmother to all the children in her neighborhood. When Miss Tizzy falls ill, all her friends in the neighborhood gather together to try and help her feel better. Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
On a rainy night, a number of animals want to sleep inside a couple's house. Will there be room in their bed for a goose, a duck, a sheep, a hen, a pig, a dog, a cow, a cat and--a skunk? Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text.
Even though everyone is really tired and sleepy, something happens when Uncle starts playing the fiddle--everyone wants to dance and have fun! With color illustrations throughout.
Lil has always loved the music that her Uncle Sudi plays on his saxophone. But when Lil's mother falls ill, Uncle Sudi sells his sax to help pay for her medicine. Will Uncle Sudi ever be able to make music again? Color illustrations accompany the text.
Nearsighted Fenton the Frog bumbles his way through the swamp--usually pursued by hungry predators. Will a pair of eyeglasses provided by his friend, Katy the Catfish, make Fenton's life easier? Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
An abandoned little black truck, which has grown rusty from years of neglect, is rescued and refurbished by a young man who thinks it might have once belong to his grandfather. Color illustrations accompany the text.
Small Green Snake disobeys his mother's order to stay at home, and goes off to explore the world on his own. Before too long, Small Green Snake accidentally scares a woman who manages to capture him in a glass jar. Will Small Green Snake ever be able to return to his family, and if he does, will he have learned a lesson about obeying his mother? ...
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