Laura Krauss Melmed

Twelve short poems that combine counting with the story of the first Thanksgiving.

Moishe, a milkman who is kind to everyone in his poor village of Wishniak, receives a magic frying pan that produces an unlimited supply of delicious Hanukkah latkes.

On her way to Halloween trick-or-treating, a witch makes room on her broom for a group of fiendish friends.

During the course of a busy day, family members continue to share a hug by passing it on to others.

A small bird, her heart filled with love, hurries from her perch above the manger to spread the news to creatures of the field and forest that a child, to whom all are precious, has been born.

A mother elephant sings to her baby of the dreams of other animals, hoping to get her own little one to sleep.

Welcome to New York City, the Big Apple, the city that never sleeps, the crossroads of the world! This city has something to offer everyone, from A to Z. Come visit the American Museum of Natural History and see prehistoric Animals, get a Bird's-eye view of the Brooklyn Bridge, and Check out Central Park in this alphabetical tour from best-selling duo Laura Krauss Melmed and Frane Lessac, who brought us Capital! Washington D.C. from A to Z. Fascinating...