Over the weekend, I was reviewing the list of top selling children’s books from last year and I noticed a common characteristic that these popular books shared. No, it wasn’t that these beloved books had been around for years, and in some cases decades, or that they were written by Dr. Seuss, J. K. Rowling, Rick Riodan, Jeff Kenney or Roald Dahl. All of these books share a common characteristic, the authors successfully employed humor and whimsy to highlight their characters

Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk About By Margaret Read MacDonald 978-0-874837-84-1 (Paperback) Our relationship to the planet earth is at the heart of the single largest problem we face today. We have a choice: hurt mother earth and we hurt ourselves; care for the earth and we reap its bounty. People from ancient times have always known this and have expressed it in their traditional stories. Here are more than forty stories from thirty cultures that touch upon ecological

Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs By Willy Claflin Illustrated by James Stimson 978-0-874839-14-2 (Hardcover) Only Maynard Moose could dream up this hilarious story that mashes up three fractured fairy tales by combining the stories of Rapunzel's golden locks with Sleeping Beauty and Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs to create a bizarre adventure story. The Bully Goat Grim By Willy Claflin Illustrated by James Stimson 978-0-874839-52-4 (Hardcover) This hilarious Maynard Moose tale, a

These stories feature strong female protagonists and positive role models to teach readers about the unique contributions of women. These are just a few empowering titles from our Women's History Month reading list. White Wolf Woman and Other Native American Transformation Myths Collected and Retold by Teresa Pijoan 978-0-874832-00-6 (Paperback) With the aid of more than 40 myths from the oral traditions of 30 native American tribes, ranging from the Eskimos to the Indians of

Willy Claflin is the author of four award winning LittleFolk picture books: The Uglified Ducky, Rapunzel & The Seven Dwarfs, The Bully Goat Grim, and The Little Moose Who Couldn't Go To Sleep. Willy’s retelling of original and classic traditional stories incorporates a unique wacky fairy tale persona with his trusted sidekick, Maynard Moose. Willy insists that Maynard is the actual author of these stories and that he, Willy, is merely the Moose-to-English translator of these