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1	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale more books like this by Verna Aardema, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), Diane Dillon (Illustrator) African folk tale which begins with a mosquito teasing an iguana whose panic becomes contagious. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain more books like this by Verna Aardema The story of how the rain came to the arid Kapiti plain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.30! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears more books like this by Verna Aardema Boldly colored illustrations accompany this retelling of the West African legend that explains the annoying habit of mosquitoes. When a mosquito tells a ridiculous story to an iguana, the iguana gets so fed up with the mosquito's lies that he puts two sticks in his ears so he can block out the sound of the mosquito's voice. Unfortunately, this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Who's in Rabbit's House? more books like this by Verna Aardema The story of Rabbit and her mysterious house guest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Borreguita and the Coyote more books like this by Verna Aardema (Translator), Petra Mathers (Illustrator) A trickster tale from Ayulta, Mexico. Can Borreguita, a fluffy lamb, manage to outwit a hungry coyote? Illustrated with watercolors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears more books like this by Verna Aardema Boldly colored illustrations accompany this retelling of the West African legend that explains the annoying habit of mosquitoes. When a mosquito tells a ridiculous story to an iguana, the iguana gets so fed up with the mosquito's lies that he puts two sticks in his ears so he can block out the sound of the mosquito's voice. Unfortunately, this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
7	Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale more books like this by Verna Aardema, Beatriz Vidal (Illustrator) A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.84! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Bimwili & the Zimwi. more books like this by Verna Aardema, Susan Meddaugh Little Bimwilli is captured by the ugly Zimwi but outwits him to escape. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
9	Rabbit makes a monkey of Lion more books like this by Verna Aardema, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) A picture book retelling of a Swahili folktale. Rabbit, Bush-Rat, and Turtle steal honey that Lion says belongs to him. Will Lion be able to get even with these clever thieves? Illustrated with watercolor and colored pencil illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions
10	The Vingananee and the Tree Toad more books like this by Verna Aardema Spider, Rat, Buck Deer, and Lion all live happily together on their farm--until the Vingananee comes and steals their food each night. No one can stop him, but little Tree Toad tries--and the dreadful Vingananee just may meet his match. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.34! \| first editions
11	Princess Gorilla and a New Kind of Water more books like this by Verna Aardema Will the princess get to marry the gorilla of her dreams? "A stylishly retold African fable".--The New York Times. On New York Public Library's list of 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. Notable Children's Trade Books in the field of Social Studies. 25 full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
12	Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia more books like this by Verna Aardema Koi inherits a kola tree after his father dies. Koi decides to see the world, so he picks the kola nuts and takes them with him to start his journey. On his way, he makes friends with a snake, some ants, and a crocodile, all of whom he saves by using the kola nuts. When he stumbles upon a village, his new friends help him with three important ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales from Africa more books like this by Verna Aardema, Reynold Ruffins (Illustrator) Here are folk-tales from Africa of justice, revenge, greed, generosity, trickery, and off-the-wall silliness, featuring a cast of people and animals not easily forgotten. A map of Africa is included, with source notes. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14 view cover	Anansi Does the Impossible: An Ashanti Tale more books like this by Verna Aardema (Retold by), Lisa Desimini (Illustrator) A picture-book retelling of an Ashanti folk tale about Anansi the Spider, here joined by his clever wife. In this tale, the Sky God owns all the world's stories and won't share them with anyone. Determined to bring stories back to the people, Anansi accepts a challenge from the Sky God: if Anansi can bring the Sky God a live python, a real fairy, ... see all copies from $3.94! new only from $5.57! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Oh Kojo How Could You more books like this by Verna Aardema In this story, Ananse the trickster cons Kojo into squandering her gold dust. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.19! \| first editions
16	Anansi Finds a Fool more books like this by Verna Aardema "When you dig a hole for someone else, you will fall into it yourself". Acclaimed folklorist Verna Aardema once again weaves a funny and magical African tale about lazy Anansi, who wants a fishing partner who will do all the work with Anansi getting the fish. But when his clever friend Bonsu becomes his partner, Anansi's plan backfires. Aardema is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $217.52! \| first editions
17 view cover	Borreguita and the Coyote: Reading Rainbow Book more books like this by Verna Aardema, Petra Mathers (Illustrator) A trickster tale from Ayulta, Mexico. Can Borreguita, a fluffy lamb, manage to outwit a hungry coyote? Illustrated with watercolors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Traveling to Tondo more books like this by Verna Aardema, Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator) A retelling of a Central African folktale. A groom-to-be cat and his three friends travel from their hometown to the town of Tondo, where the cat's intended lives. On the way the silly animals encounter all sorts of delays. Will the groom and his bride ever be united? Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19 view cover	How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya more books like this by Verna Aardema, Marcia Brown (Illustrator) 32 pp. Pub: 9/95. ***One morning, long, long ago, in the days when the ostrich had a very short neck, Crocodile woke up with a terrible toothache. Her pained cries touched Ostrich's heart, and as Ostrich played dentist to the hungry crocodile--KBAK!--she clamped her jaws on Ostrich's head! But when Ostrich tried to pull away, a most peculiar ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.49!** \| first editions
20 view cover	Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire more books like this by Verna Aardema A retelling of a Central African folktale. A groom-to-be cat and his three friends travel from their hometown to the town of Tondo, where the cat's intended lives. On the way the silly animals encounter all sorts of delays. Will the groom and his bride ever be united? Illustrated with color paintings. see all copies from $2.27! new only from $94.47! \| first editions
21	What's So Funny Ketu more books like this by Verna Aardema A Child Study Association Children's Book Of The Year. "This funny story demands reading aloud".--School Library Journal. 28 full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $87.25! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks more books like this by Verna Aardema, Yumi Heo (Illustrator) A picture book version of an African animal tale. From her perch high up on a tree top, a lonely lioness looks down at a happy family of ostriches. Jealous of the mother ostrich, and thinking she would be an excellent mother herself, the lioness leaps down from the tree and kidnaps all the ostrich chicks. Will the mother ostrich ever get her ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23	Pedro and the Padre more books like this by Verna Aardema, Friso Henstra (Illustrator) Pedro spends more time leaning on his hoe than using it to dig in the garden, so his father sends him off to seek his own fortune. His laziness gets him in trouble, though, everywhere he goes seeking employment. Eventually he must mend his ways, or he'll end up in the river! 31 full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda more books like this by Verna Aardema, Nancy Clouse (Illustrator) A picture-book version of a Bantu folk tale from Rwanda. Sebgugugu is a poor man who lives in a small hut with his wife and two children. All Sebgugugu has is one cow, so he begs Imana, the Lord of Rwanda, to help him and his family. Moved by Sebgugugu's pleas, Imana provides the family with an abundance of food. But that is not enough for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.18! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Riddle of the Drum: A Tale from Tizapan, Mexico more books like this by Verna Aardema Anxious to keep his daughter from marrying, a king announces that no man may marry his daughter unless he guesses the kind of leather used in a drum made by a wizard. see all copies from $5.90! signed copies \| first editions

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