Synopsis: Tomie dePaola's love of Christmas and the wonderful preparations that lead up to this day shine through in his luminous folk art-style paintings, as his cast of Country Angels gets ready for the celebrations in Heaven. An idea from St. Nicholas provides what everyone has forgotten--starlight--as the angels pull a brilliant star across the sky and bring star candles for everyone to carry in the procession to the creche. Full color.

Synopsis: This delightful retelling of a Native American folktale is “a satisfying selection, creatively designed, with beautiful pictures and striking imagery” (School Library Journal).Coyote is used to playing tricks, but in this tale, the tables are turned. Stopping to take a quick nap by the big salty lake where he’s supposed to bring home salt for cooking, Coyote’s discovered by some mischievous butterflies. Playing their own trick, they carry Coyote…