Rachel Isadora

Bea and her toddler ballet class perform "The Nutcracker."

Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.

Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny? Well, he seems to understand everyone, and gives a happy "Woof!" wherever he goes.

Describes the struggles and triumphs of a young girl learning and performing ballet.

Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale set in Africa.

A version of the cumulative song "The Green Grass Grew All Around," set in Africa.

The inhabitants of Old Makimba's farm in Africa, including a baboon, an elephant, and a lion, are described, verse by verse. Includes facts about African animals.

In a village on the African plains, a little girl stalls bedtime by saying good night to various animals and objects.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.