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A Yoruba Tale

by Gershator, Phillis & Smith, Theresa C.

When Ear, Leg, and Arm refuse to marry Mosquito, she shows them that she is not to be ignored.

Greetings, Sun

by Gershator, Phillis & Gershator, David & Saint James, Synthia

Throughout the day, children greet the sun, the breeze, their breakfasts, their school, and all the other large and small sights which they encounter.

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A Yoruba Tale

by Gershator, Phillis

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When It Starts to Snow

by Gershator, Phillis

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Sweet, Sweet Fig Banana

by Gershator, Phillis & Millevoix, Fritz

Soto takes some of the bananas he has grown to share with his friends at the Market Square where his mother works.

Sambalena Show-Off

by Gershator, Phillis & Jenkins, Leonard

A lazy boy gets his head stuck in a pot, and only with the wise advice of his grandmother does he get it out.

Honi's circle of trees

by Gershator, Phillis & Green, Mim

Retells the wondrous deeds of Honi the Circle Maker who wandered over the land of ancient Israel planting carob seeds.

Bread Is for Eating

by Gershator, David & Gershator, Phillis & Shaw-Smith, Emma

Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish.

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A Caribbean Story

by Gershator, Phillis & Meade, Holly

Preferring to dream away the days on his Caribbean island, little Junjun tries saying magic words to get the chores done.

The Iroko-Man

A Yoruba Folktale

by Gershator, Phillis & Kim, Holly C.

When the terrifying Iroko-man tries to take a woodcarver's first-born child as partial payment for bringing fertility to his village, the father must find a cl...