Verna Aardema's Books
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Anansi Does The Impossible!Long ago, when the earth was set down and the sky was lifted up, all the folktales were owned by the Sky God. And Anansi, that cunning little spider,...Read More
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Frederick News-Post, September 9, 2012
...or borreguita who uses her wits to escape a hungry coyote. Based on Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, adapted by Robert J. Lopez and Jeffrey Marx. In “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie,” a boy shares his snack with a hungry, demanding mouse,...
Michigan Live, June 24, 2012
...as a Literary Landmark. The honor was bestowed on the library because of its relationship with the late Verna Aardema Vugteveen, Muskegon’s “Story Lady” who wrote all those wonderful children’s stories based on African tales. Verna did most of...
Michigan Live, June 22, 2012
...as a Literary Landmark last fall. The library has been recognized for its connection to children's author Verna Aardema Vugteveen, pictured, who researched material for her books there. Twenty-nine steps. That’s all that separated me from the bottom of...
Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2012
...fiction and fantasy writers and illustrations for books by Margaret Wise Brown, Madeleine L'Engle, Virginia Hamilton and Verna Aardema, author of the two Caldecott winners. They wrote and illustrated the picture books "Rap a Tap Tap" and "Jazz on a...
Washington Post, May 31, 2012
...other science fiction and fantasy writers. They also illustrated books by Margaret Wise Brown, Madeleine L’Engle and Verna Aardema. The couple wrote and illustrated the picture books “Rap a Tap Tap” and “Jazz on a Saturday Night” and...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 31, 2012
...1976, was for "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears," a West African folk tale retold by Verna Aardema; the second, in 1977, was for "Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions," by Margaret Musgrove. Dillon was the first African-American to receive the...
KRLA 870, May 30, 2012
...other science fiction and fantasy writers to illustrations for books by Margaret Wise Brown, Madeleine L'Engle and Verna Aardema, author of the two Caldecott winners. They wrote and illustrated the picture books "Rap a Tap Tap" and "Jazz on a Saturday...
Toronto.com, November 24, 2012
...a Cookie, the first in the author's “If You Give A” series; Mary Hoffman's Amazing Grace; Verna Aardema's Borreguita and the Coyote; David Small's Imogene's Antlers; Aaron Shepard's Master Man; Jon Scieszka's Math Curse; and Kevin Henkes' Owen. ...
Columbus Alive, November 14, 2012
...Goings” using contemporary movement to journey through the work of children’s book authors and illustrators Virginia Hamilton, Verna Aardema, and Leo and Diane Dillon. Finally, “Nothing II” by Noa Zuk and visiting choreographer Ohad Fishof is...
Des Moines Register, November 8, 2012
...a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Jean Numeroff, Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman, Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, Imogenes Antlers by David Small, Master Man by Aaron Shepard, Math Curse by Jon Scieskza and Owen by Kevin Henkes. $4 in advance and $5 at...
Kiss 104.1, August 25, 2012
...and more. Hear tales from Nigeria, Ireland, Mexico and China (made popular in picture books by prize-winning authors Verna Aardema, Tomie DePaola, Alma Flor Ada and Demi), as well as a couple of imaginative poems from international poets. All are...
TheDay.com, June 30, 2012
...him with the performance Friday at Bill Library in Ledyard. The performance was based on the book by Verna Aardema and kicked off Bill Library's summer reading program. Before the performance, participants picnicked on the green in front of the library...
Muskegon Chronicle, June 24, 2012
...as a Literary Landmark last fall. The library has been recognized for its connection to children's author Verna Aardema Vugteveen, pictured, who researched material...
Michigan Live, June 24, 2012
...as a Literary Landmark. The honor was bestowed on the library because of its relationship with the late Verna Aardema Vugteveen, Muskegon’s “Story Lady” who wrote all those wonderful children’s stories based on African tales. Verna did most of...
