Yanitzia Canetti

While the farmer is asleep, most of the animals ask the magical moon to change them into different ones.

Carlita, a little girl who wants to be a cowgirl, does not run and hide when a twister comes to town, but ropes it instead.

Un cuento antes de dormir. Un beso de buenas noches. Y mamá Llama apaga la luz. ¿Pero está todo bien? ¡No! Al menos, no lo está para Bebé Llama ... Y muy pronto sus lloriqueos se vuelven alaridos. ¡Llama es puro drama! Hasta que mamá regresa a poner todo en orden. At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

A poem about human differences and similarities, accompanied by paintings of an interracial group of children sharing a sunny day and the universal childhood joy of just being together.

The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway.

A playground rap that introduces young readers to how people are different yet the same.

A boy lists all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways he would take proper care of it if he had one.

"En este dulce cuento en rima, el amor por la lectura comienza con un humilde librero casero. 'Te haré tu propio librero' celebra lo maravilloso que es leer con nuestros seres queridos y nos recuerda que la magia de la lectura ninca envejecerá." --contraportada. Illustrations and rhyming text portray a loved one who promises to build a home library to hold treasures that grow and change along with their special child.

Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime.