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All in the Morning Early
Asked by his mother to take a sack of corn to the mill, Sandy starts on his way. With each animal or person he meets along the way, the cumulative rhythmic tale grows longer. The drawings, with their overlapping colors, place the scene in Scotland, where the old rhyme originated.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1964 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780030801129
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A Pocketful of Cricket
One day a boy who delights in the countryside finds a cricket and takes it home for a pet. An understanding teacher shows him how to share his special love of the cricket with the whole class. Pictures portray the inquisitiveness of a young farm boy.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1965 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780805075243
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Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
Sam, a fisherman's daughter, has a bad habit of making up stories. The little girl learns to distinguish the truth from “moonshine” only after her best friend and her cat nearly meet tragedy. The book's pictures capture Sam's confusion of fact and fancy.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1967 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780805003154
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Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland
Using her memories of stories told in her family, the author retells ten stories based on Scottish legends and folktales. Some are humorous, others mysterious and suspenseful, and all of them possess the rhythm of the Gaelic language.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1963 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997483294
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Tom Tit Tot
In this English variant of Rumpelstiltskin, the heroine is a comic, homespun character. Woodcuts executed in brown, gold, black, and aqua capture the broad humor and Elizabethan tone of the story.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1966 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780689813986