Aardema Verna:
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion
Illustrator: JerryPinkney
Puffin Books , 1993
Quality paperback, 32 pages
Size: 267x94 mm
ISBN: 9780140545937
ISBN-10: 014054593X
Verna Aardema
Aardema Grew Up In New Era, Michigan As The Third In A Family Of N Ine Children. A Cedar Swamp In The Back Of Her House Served A S Her Inspiration And Retreat As A Young Aspiring Writer. <Br>* At Michigan State College, Verna Took Many Writing Courses, But None That Were Aimed At Writing For Children.She Didn'T Think About The Children 's Book Field Until Many Years Later, When She Had To Make Up Stories To Get Her Baby Daughter To Eat. <Br>* Verna Writes Mostly African Folktales Because Of Her Fascination With That Infinitely Diverse Continent. Out Of Its Jungles, Deserts, And Great Plains Ha
Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney Is One Of Children's Literature's Most Time-Honored Artists. He Has Been Illustrating Children's Books For Over 40 Years And Has More Than 75 Books To His Credit. He Has The Rare Distinction Of Being The Recipient Of Five Caldecott Honor Books. He Has Also Won The Coretta Scott King Award Five Times, The Coretta Scott King Honor Three Times, And Was Nominated For The Prestigious International Hans Christian Anderson Award. <Br>His Award-Winning Books Include John Henry And Sam And The Tigers By Julius Lester And The Talking Eggs By Robert D. Sans Souci. His Retellings Of Classic
