Bibliography: Florian, Douglas. 2003. Bow wow meow meow: It’s rhyming cats and dogs. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN: 0152163956. Plot Summary: Douglas Florian has published several themed poetry collections about mammals, insects, and amphibians, but bow wow meow meow is devoted solely to dogs and cats. Florian has chosen some of the most popular breeds of canines and felines and constructed [...]
Bibliography: Kimmel, Eric. 2006. The Frog Princess: a Tlingit legend from Alaska. Ill by Rosanne Litzinger. New York: Holiday House. ISBN: 0823416186. Plot Summary: The daughter of village chief is not impressed by any of the suitors who have come to the village to charm her. She pronounces that she would rather marry a frog [...]
Bibliography: Schwartz, Alvin. 1992. And the green grass grew all around: Folk poetry from everyone. Ill. by Sue Truesdell. New York: HarperCollins Pub. ISBN: 0060227575. Plot Summary: Alvin Schwartz has collected 300 of his favorite rhymes and poems, and he presents them to readers in order to pass on the folklore tradition. The rhymes and [...]
Bibliography: Jackson, Ellen. 1994. Cinder Edna. Ill. by Kevin O’Malley. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. ISBN: 0688123228. Plot Summary: Everybody knows the classic story of Cinderella, but few have heard the story of her neighbor, Cinder Edna, who was much more content doing chores and work. Cinder Edna knew how to cook, clean, find true [...]
