B. D Wong
1) Stone Soup
Author
Language
English
Description
In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist. Includes an interview with author.
Author
Language
English
Description
One by one, on successive days of the week, six different colored blind mice investigate parts of the strange something near their pond and speculate to the group about its identity. Not until the seventh day, when the seventh mouse examines all of it, do they see what it truly is, proving that wisdom comes only from seeing the whole.
5) Stone Fox
Author
Language
English
Description
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Animal Stories with Happy Endings
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Description
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
10) Dragonwings
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine.
11) Mulan II
Language
English
Description
Mulan and Shang are engaged to be married and must journey to a distant city in a valiant quest to save their beloved empire.
Language
English
Description
In Lon Po Po, three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
In The Funny Little Woman, a woman in old Japan, who loves to cook rice dumplings and laugh, is captured by the wicked Oni.
In The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, a compassionate couple risks their lives to reunite a pair of Mandarin ducks and are rewarded in the end, but by whom?
In Crow Boy, a small boy, who is different from the...
Language
English
Description
Seven Blind Mice: In this retelling of the Indian fable, The Blind men and the elephant, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance. A Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable Recording.
The stonecutter: Tasaku is a lowly cutter of stone who longs for power. This fable of ambition, envy, status and humility, features authentic Japanese music on the koto.
Swamp Angel: According to this original tall tale,...
15) Mulan
Language
English
Description
Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guardian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army.
Language
English
Description
Mufaro's beautiful daughters: Mufaro's daughters are tested unknowingly to reveal which one is worthy enough to marry the King.
Grandfather's journey: Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in the United States and Japan, Allen Say poignantly recounts his family's journey to America.
Arrow to the sun: This Pueblo Indian myth explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.
Language
English
Description
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures in a new era.
19) Mulan: Mulan II
Language
English
Description
Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guardian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army. Mulan 2: Mulan and Shang are engaged to be married and must journey to a distant city in a valiant quest to save their beloved empire.