TIBETAN TALES FOR LITTLE BUDDHAS
Written and illustated by Naomi C Rose "Three wise and simple tales will entertain and charm young and old alike with mystical beings, yaks, wild goats, horses, an enormous sow, and a yeti."
Yeshi's Luck When Yeshi loses his horse, is it good luck or bad luck?
Jomo and the Dakini Queen Jomo counters anger with love
Chunda's Wisdom Quest Chunda helps an injured yeti in spite of his own fear
Written in Tibetan as well as English
THE MIRACULOUSJOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
By Kate DiCamillo
Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Here is the book jacket description:
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. AND THEN, ONE DAY, HE WAS LOST.
Author Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle -- that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.
DiCamillo is the author of The Tale of Despereaux and Because of Winn-Dixie. Edward Tulane is 198 pages long, 27 chapters.
MADISON'S DESCENT- A CHILD'S JOURNEY
Written and illustrated by Page Allen.
"A child named Madison is carried down the River of Stars in her boat, Moonsnail. She is on her way to be born, a hero's journey. Madison's descent from the vast night to the passionate embrace of the day has the ring of ancient myth and the charm of new found truth. It is a story that we recognize as well as discover. Paintings illuminate the story; words in turn illumine the paintings in this deeply original book. Together the visual and written creation pays homage to the human spirit, its majesty and its innocence. Madison is an emblem for us all, wide-eyed and wise, timid and brave."
A BIT OF APPLAUSE FOR MRS. CLAUSBy Jeannie Schick Jacobowitz, Susie Schick Pierce, and Muffin Drake
Illustrated by Wendy Wallin Malinow
Published by Sourcebooks, Inc
Santa may get all the acclaim, but Mrs Claus deserves our applause for all of the behind-the-scenes tasks cheerfully accomplished by her from sending out the Christmas cards to feeding the tired reindeer after their trip.
THE CHRISTMAS REVELSMusic in celebration of the Winter Solstice
Directed by John Langstaff
Notes by Susan Cooper
A unique CD of Christmas carols, processionals, and traditional folk songs and dances celebrating the rebirth of the sun and Christmas.
SANTA CLAUSTHE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE TOY EXPERT
By Marla Frazee
Published by Scholastic
The words are great and the illusrtrations are fantastic! A book that parents, grandparents, and children will enjoy time and again!
Children of the West Series - True Stories from History By Marc Simmons, illustrated by Ronald Kil · University of New Mexico Press
MILLIE COOPER'S RIDEBased on historical fact, this exciting tale is set on the Missouri frontier during the War of 1812. Millie's family and the other families living at Fort Cooper face certain defeat when they are besieged by a coalition of Indian nations allied to the British. Millie, who is only twelve years old, volunteers to ride to nearby Fort Hempstead for reinforcements. Her desperate journey turns the tide of battle. Harrowing events, dramatic dialogue, and an unlikely heroine bring this fast-paced story to life. Ronald Kil's detailed illustrations add to the authenticity of an action-packed story that teaches the responsibility of everyone, even the youngest citizens, to the larger community. (2002)
JOSE'S BUFFALO HUNTBased on actual events, Jose's Buffalo Hunt is the true story of an eleven-year-old boy and his first participation in the annual buffalo hunt on the Llano Estacado in 1866. José Arrellanes lived with his parents and his older brother Pablo in the hamlet of San Miguel, on the Pecos River in northern New Mexico. Like their neighbors, the family farmed, raising corn, beans, chile, and onions. Each fall they traveled to the Texas Panhandle to bring down the buffalo, or cíbolas, and carry the meat back to their village so everyone would have plenty to eat during the long, cold winter. This beautifully illustrated book brings to life a world where people travel by ox cart and where wolves trot beside them across the empty plains. The ciboleros dress in buckskins and are on friendly terms with the Comanches. A classic tale of a boy's initiation to manhood, this story has been an oral tradition in the Arrellanes family for almost a century and a half. (2003)
FRIDAY THE ARAPAHO BOYBy the Anglos' calendar it was the last week of May 1831 and the Arapahos were camped beside the Cimarron River in what is today southwestern Kansas. Young Warshinun strayed from the camp as he hunted for prairie dogs and became separated from his family and the tribe. This is the true story of Warshinun's adventures. Nearly dead of thirst and hunger after hiding for a week from Kiowa raiders, the young Arapaho was discovered and cared for by Thomas Fitzpatrick, a Rocky Mountain trader. Fitzpatrick named the boy "Friday" for the day of the week he first found the young Indian, and took him to Santa Fe and Taos, Colorado and Wyoming in search of Friday's family. The trader finally took Friday to St. Louis, enrolled him in school, but continued looking for the boy's family as he traveled through Arapaho country. Friday grew up to become an important Arapaho leader. (To this day, "Friday" is a prominent family name among the Arapaho.) He attended the famous council in Wyoming that led to the Fort Laramie treaty of 1851. Friday spent the last thirty years of his life trying to prevent war between his people and the Anglos, and died in 1881. (2004)
TEDDY'S CATTLE DRIVEIn Teddy's Cattle Drive, Marc Simmons tells the story of E. C. "Teddy" Abbot, an eleven-year-old Nebraska boy whose first cattle drive takes place during the 1870s. Teddy's father purchases a herd of beef cattle in Texas and reluctantly allows his son to accompany him to Texas to drive the cattle to their ranch in southeastern Nebraska along the Chisholm Trail. After arriving in Texas, his father decides to take the train back to Nebraska instead of accompanying the Longhorns north, leaving Teddy in the care of the sage trail boss, Vito Cross, whom Teddy wants to impress. Teddy is thrust into cowboy life with few skills and is forced to use his own ingenuity to learn the traits necessary for living on the trail. Teddy helps prepare the meals and wrangle loose horses during the day. Before the cattle drive reaches Nebraska, Teddy has worked hard to prove his worth to the band of experienced cowboys and most of all, to his father. Ronald Kil's illustrations add another dimension to Simmons's descriptions of Teddy's cattle trail adventures. (2005)
Ronald Kil is an artist and illustrator, story teller, and musical historian. He is also a working cowboy. His drawings of useful everyday objects are totally correct in every detail.
www.marcsimmonsofnewmexico.com
BILLY BLACKFEET IN THE ROCKIESBilly Blackfeet in the Rockies is the story of a boy of mixed ancestry who, during a hunting trip to the Montana mountains, discovers something about himself and about his Indian heritage. Hugh Monroe (Rising Wolf) and his Blackfeet wife, Fox Woman, are the grandparents of Billy Jackson. From them the boy learns the hard lessons of life in the wilderness. In early 1864, Billy's entire family leaves Fort Benton, Montana, to camp and hunt in the high country. In the months that follow, Billy survives an encounter with a grizzly bear and helps defend the camp from attack by a war party of Assiniboins. Along the way he spends time with his grandmother, Fox Woman, who teaches him much about customs and lore of the Indian people. She believes her grandson is guided by his Blackfeet blood. This book is inspired by the early experiences of William (Billy) Jackson who grew up to become a scout for General George A. Custer. (2006)
A VOYAGE OF SUCH NATURETom Munch, Don Richmond, & Rex Rideout
Acoustic Music in Celebration of the Pike Expedition (2006 Tom Munch) This CD comes with a detailed map of the Zebulon Pike Expedition of 1806 & 1807 to the Southwest. It contains songs from the Colonial Period in America that would have been familiar to Pike and his men. While he never did climb to the summit, Pike's Peak near Pueblo, Colorado, was named after him. www.tommunch.com
SONGS OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL AND THE FAR WESTMark Gardner with the Muleskinners
MARK GARDNER is a respected Western historian with numerous scholarly and popular publications to his credit, including several guides for the National Park Service. He is also an authority on the historic music of the 19th-century American West and has been performing and recording this delightful music for over two decades. For this CD, Mark explored the music of the Santa Fe Trail, an overland trade route that stretched for some 900 miles between the western border of Missouri and the Territory of New Mexico. www.cdbaby.com
JACK THORP: SONGS OF THE COWBOYSby Rex Rideout (Contributor), Mark L. Gardner (Editor), Ronald Kil (Illustrator)
Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboys (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2005), is a tribute to the man who was cowboy music's first collector; a significant contribution to western music history; and an enlightening and entertaining experience for readers and listeners. The book is edited and introduced by western historian and musician Mark L. Gardner, with illustrations by noted western artist and cowboy Ronald Kil, and accompanied by a CD recording performed by Mark L. Gardner and Rex Rideout.