Nancy Raines Day

Told in rhyming text, baby and her family experience many opposites in a busy day that includes enjoying the playground and an ice cream, and ends with a bedtime book and sleep.

In this tale from the Amhara people of Ethiopia, a patient woman uses her experience with a wild lion to win the love of her new stepson.

On a windy Halloween night as a boy is returning home through the woods after trick-or-treating, he hears scary noises behind him.

A kitten peeks at January, toys with February, stalks March, and eventually sniffs November and dreams December as it grows into a cat through the course of a year.

After seeing red and green lights on palm trees and boats, Flamingo flies across the bay to learn about Christmas.