Cornelius Van Wright – illustratör

New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith's lyrical text is paired with the warm, evocative watercolors of Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu in this affirming story of a contemporary Native American girl who turns to her family and community.

The cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress sing tink, tink, tink, tink…

Jenna loves the tradition of jingle dancing that has been shared over generations in her family and intertribal community. She hopes to dance at the next powwow.

But with the day quickly approaching, she has a problem—how will her dress sing if it has no jingles?

A terrific read-aloud pick, perfect to share with a family member!

In partnership with We Need Diverse Books

Serving food at a small town farmers’ market or racing through a city with alarms blaring, trucks are everywhere! Big, loud, fast, or flashy with wheels, and doing all interesting jobs, trucks are very curious things to youngsters as they observe the world around them. What do they hold inside? This lift-the-flap book gives you and your child the perfect inside view of trucks you might see in your own neighborhood and helps to answer the question of What’s in the Truck?. Trucks carry all kinds of materials, from yummy ice cream to stinky garbage, all waiting for you to discover and name them. Colorful illustrations and an interactive format work together to help reveal what’s inside your favorite neighborhood trucks. A perfect gift for curious truck-lovers, What’s in the Truck? will bring joy to children and adults alike.

Once, on an alligator-shaped island in the middle of a wide sea, there lived a little girl who loved maps and dreamed of one day knowing other places . . .In another part of the world, at the mouth of a wide bay, there lived an old man who in his youth dreamed of sailing the world and making friends in foreign lands . . .When these two strangers connect through a message in a bottle, their communication inspires a visit that forges a lasting friendship, which expands both their worlds. Based on a true story, Arletis, Abuelo, and the Message in a Bottle is a lyrically written, lushly illustrated portrait of life in rural Cuba that will enchant children and adults alike.