Julie Paschkis

Ida always has her nose in a book and Alfonso is unable to get her attention until he bakes a very special apple cake for her. Includes cake recipe.

Kalinka, a little yellow bird who loves to be helpful, tries to tidy up the home of her grouchy neighbor, Grakkle, despite his protests.

"All of the chickens in the farmyard lay eggs regularly--all except for P. Zonka, that is. She's too busy looking at the colors of the world around her. The other chickens think P. Zonka's just lazy--until she lays the most beautiful egg they've ever seen"--

A series of wordy paintings asks questions that can be answered with the words and pictures that make up the image or with the reader's own answers.

Karla's quilt Mooshka tells her stories about the pieces of fabric that Mooshka is made from, but when Karla's baby sister is born, Mooshka falls silent until Karla overcomes her jealousy and shares Mooshka with the baby.

A greedy cat grows enormous as he eats everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who call him fat.

In the Middle Ages, people believed that insects were evil, born from mud in a process called spontaneous generation. This is the story of one young girl who took the time to observe and learn, and in so doing disproved a theory that went all the way back to ancient Greece.

An illustrated retelling of the classic Hannukah song, with directions for playing the dreidel game and a recipe for making latkes.

The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.