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The African Cookbook

Presents menus and recipes from eleven African countries, with serving hints and complete shopping lists, and includes additional recipes for appetizers, soups, fish, poultry, beef, side dishes, salads, breads, and desserts

By Diane Dillon, Leo Dillon and Bea Sandler

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Paperback:

9780806513980 | Citadel Pr, February 1, 1993, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Presents menus and recipes from eleven African countries, with serving hints and complete shopping lists, and includes additional recipes for appetizers, soups, fish, poultry, beef, side dishes, salads, breads, and desserts

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions

Explains some traditions and customs of 26 African tribes beginning with letters from A to Z.

By Margaret Musgrove

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School and Library:

9780803703575 | Dial Books for Young Readers, January 1, 1977, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: Drawings prepared in pastels, watercolors, and acrylics highlight a collection of informative vignettes describing a variety of customs and traditions practiced by different African peoples

Reinforced:

9780606020251 | Demco Media, September 1, 1980, cover price $15.81 | also contains Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | About this edition: Drawings prepared in pastels, watercolors, and acrylics highlight a collection of informative vignettes describing a variety of customs and traditions practiced by different African peoples

Prebinding:

9781435200647 | Paw Prints, June 28, 2007, cover price $15.99 | also contains Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions | About this edition: Drawings prepared in pastels, watercolors, and acrylics highlight a collection of informative vignettes describing a variety of customs and traditions practiced by different African peoples

9780881038644 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Drawings prepared in pastels, watercolors, and acrylics highlight a collection of informative vignettes describing a variety of customs and traditions practiced by different African peoples

Between Heaven and Earth: Bird Tales from Around the World

The creators of The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese provide an illustrated collection of folktales from around the world, all of which have a bird as a main character.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator), Norman Howard and Howard Norman

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School and Library:

9780152019822 | Harcourt Childrens Books, October 1, 2004, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from around the world, all of which have a bird as a main character.

The Children of the Sun

The Sun asks his two children whether they would rather be great or good. Each son follows a different path.

By Jan R. Carew, Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon

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School and Library:

9780316128483 | Little Brown & Co, March 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Born of the sun and a beautiful mortal woman, two brothers are sent on a seemingly endless quest during which their distinct personalities--one is deceitful, the other trustworthy--come into conflict

Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States

Enhanced with slave narratives, letters, and diaries as well as period photos, offers a look at the period of transition, known as the 'days of Jubilee', when slavery ended and slaves became free men and women.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator), Fredrick McKissack and Pat McKissack

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Hardcover:

9780590107648 | Scholastic, January 1, 2003, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Uses slave narratives, letters, diaries, military orders, and other documents to chronicle the various stages leading to the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

Dream: a Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes

Presents a collection of short readings and illustrations that help readers think about their hopes and dreams.

By Susan V. Bosak, Raul Colon (illustrator), Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Robert R. Ingpen (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9781896232041 | Communication Project, October 31, 2004, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Presents a collection of short readings and illustrations that help readers think about their hopes and dreams.

Earth Mother

Portrays a day in the life of Earth Mother who, as she tends plants and animals around the world, meets three of her creations with advice on how to make the world more perfect.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Ellen Jackson

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Hardcover:

9780802789921 | Walker & Co, August 25, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Portrays a day in the life of Earth Mother who, as she tends plants and animals around the world, meets three of her creations with advice on how to make the world more perfect.

Library:

9780802789938 | Walker & Co, September 17, 2005, cover price $17.85 | About this edition: Portrays a day in the life of Earth Mother who, as she tends plants and animals around the world, meets three of her creations with advice on how to make the world more perfect.

The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese, and Other Tales of the Far North

A collection of stories of the Inuit people includes tales about a seagull who learns to be human, an orphaned boy raised by giants, and a young girl with the power to dream geese down from the sky

By Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Howard A. Norman

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Hardcover:

9780151002610 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1997, cover price $25.01 | also contains Bioterrorism and Infectious Agents: A New Dilemma for the 21st Century | About this edition: A collection of stories of the Inuit people includes tales about a seagull who learns to be human, an orphaned boy raised by giants, and a young girl with the power to dream geese down from the sky

The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese: And Other Tales of the Far North

A collection of stories of the Inuit people includes folktales about a seagull who learns to be human, an orphaned boy raised by giants, and a young girl with the power to dream geese down from the sky.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Howard Norman

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9780152309794 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1997, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: A collection of stories of the Inuit people includes tales about a seagull who learns to be human, an orphaned boy raised by giants, and a young girl with the power to dream geese down from the sky

The Girl Who Spun Gold

This colorfully illustrated book with gold foil jacket offers young readers an African-American version of the classic 'Rumplestiltzkin' tale. 30,000 first printing.

By Tedd Arnold, Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Virginia Hamilton

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School and Library:

9780590473781 | Blue Sky Pr, September 1, 2000, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: In this African American retelling of 'Rumpelstiltskin,' Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride.

Hakon of Rogen's Saga

By Diane Dillon (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780816681273 | Reprint edition (Univ of Minnesota Pr, September 14, 2013), cover price $11.95

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales

A collection of twenty-five African-American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes 'Little Girl and Bruh Rabby,' 'Catskinella,' and 'Annie Christmas.' By the author of The People Could Fly.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Virginia Hamilton

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Hardcover:

9780590473705 | Blue Sky Pr, October 1, 1995, cover price $25.99 | About this edition: A collection of twenty-five African American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes 'Little Girl and Bruh Rabby,' 'Catskinella,' and 'Annie Christmas'

The Hundred-penny Box

Young Michael and his hundred-year-old Great-great-aunt Dew reinforce their love for one another as he counts the one hundred pennies in her special box and she recites for him the year-by-year chronicle of her life.

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Paperback:

9780142407028 | Reissue edition (Puffin, October 5, 2006), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Young Michael and his hundred-year-old Great-great-aunt Dew reinforce their love for one another as he counts the one hundred pennies in her special box and she recites for him the year-by-year chronicle of her life.

Reinforced:

9780606012805, titled "The Hundred Penny Box" | Demco Media, October 1, 1986, cover price $14.70 | also contains The Hundred Penny Box, The Hundred Penny Box | About this edition: Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things.

Prebinding:

9781439516652 | Reissue edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $16.99 | also contains The Hundred Penny Box

9781417768400, titled "The Hundred Penny Box" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2006, cover price $18.40 | also contains The Hundred Penny Box, The Hundred Penny Box | About this edition: Young Michael and his hundred-year-old Great-great-aunt Dew reinforce their love for one another as he counts the one hundred pennies in her special box and she recites for him the year-by-year chronicle of her life.

The Hundred Penny Box

Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things.

By Sharon Bell Mathis

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Reinforced:

9780606012805 | Demco Media, October 1, 1986, cover price $14.70 | also contains The Hundred Penny Box, The Hundred-penny Box | About this edition: Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things.

Prebinding:

9781439516652, titled "The Hundred-penny Box" | Reissue edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $16.99 | also contains The Hundred-penny Box

9781417768400 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2006, cover price $18.40 | also contains The Hundred Penny Box, The Hundred-penny Box | About this edition: Young Michael and his hundred-year-old Great-great-aunt Dew reinforce their love for one another as he counts the one hundred pennies in her special box and she recites for him the year-by-year chronicle of her life.

If Kids Ran the World

By Diane Dillon

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Paperback:

9780318362359, titled "Restitution and Community Service As Dispositional Alternatives in Delinquency Cases" | Natl Center for Juvenile Justice, December 1, 1981, cover price $15.00 | also contains Restitution and Community Service As Dispositional Alternatives in Delinquency Cases

School and Library:

9780545441964 | Blue Sky Pr, August 26, 2014, cover price $18.99

Jazz On A Saturday Night

Combining bright colors and musical patterns with rhythmic text, this toe-tapping, finger-snapping picture book pays tribute to such jazz greats as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane. 50,000 first printing.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator) and Leo Dillon

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School and Library:

9780590478939 | Rei/com edition (Blue Sky Pr, September 1, 2007), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Presents an introduction to jazz along with brief profiles of such famous jazz musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Max Roach, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Listen Children: An Anthology of Black Literature

Collects poetry, stories, and biographical pieces by Black American writers including Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Kristen Hunter.

By Diane Dillon (illustrator)

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9780606158183 | Demco Media, January 1, 1999, cover price $12.69 | About this edition: Collects poetry, stories, and biographical pieces by Black American writers including Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Kristen Hunter.

Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali

When Kankan Musa is kidnapped, he wonders what the future holds for him and his people, in a lavishly illustrated picture book that celebrates the elegance of Africa's ancient empires, lands, and people and details the imagined childhood of Mansa Musa, one of Mali's most beloved kings. 20,000 first printing.

By Khephra Burns, Diane Dillon (illustrator) and Leo Dillon (illustrator)

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9780152003753 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 2001, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A fictional account of the nomadic wanderings of the boy who grew up to become Mali's great fourteenth-century leader, Mansa Musa.

Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways.

By Virginia Hamilton

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Hardcover:

9780394828732 | Random House Childrens Books, January 1, 1993, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways

Paperback:

9780679879367 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, November 1, 1995, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Portrays the harsh reality of slavery and chronicles the dramatic journeys toward freedom undertaken by African Americans

Library:

9780394928739 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, January 1, 1993, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways

Reinforced:

9780606124140, titled "Many Thousand Gone: African-Americans from Slavery to Freedom" | Demco Media, November 1, 1997, cover price $19.33 | About this edition: Portrays the harsh reality of slavery and chronicles the dramatic journeys toward freedom undertaken by African Americans

Mapping Manifest Destiny: Chicago and the American West

By Diane Dillon (editor)

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Paperback:

9780911028812 | Newberry Library Bookstore, June 15, 2008, cover price $27.95

Mommy Mantras

Organized into thematic chapters, a heartwarming and compassionate collection of words of wisdom explains how to use humor to defuse an array of stressful parenting situations and negative emotions, combining relevant anecdotes, common sense, and helpful advice on how to deal with everything from uncooperative spouses to depression. 17,500 first printing.

By Bethany E. Casarjian, Ph. d. and Diane Dillon

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Hardcover:

9780767923804 | Broadway Books, April 4, 2006, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Organized into thematic chapters, a heartwarming and compassionate collection of words of wisdom explains how to use humor to defuse an array of stressful parenting situations and negative emotions, combining relevant anecdotes, common sense, and helpful advice on how to deal with everything from uncooperative spouses to depression.

Mommy Mantras: Affirmations and Insights to Keep You from Losing Your Mind

By Diane H. Dillon, Ph. d.

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Miscellaneous:

9780307419149 | Crown Pub, December 18, 2007, cover price $16.95

Moses Ark: Stories from the Bible

Illustrated by a Caldecott-winning team of artists, this collection of tales from the Hebrew reveals the people of the Bible, capturing the vivid detail and humanity of the ancient stories

By Alice Bach, Diane Phd Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon and J. Cheryl Exum

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Hardcover:

9780385297783 | Delacorte Pr, October 8, 2013, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A retelling of Bible stories from the familiar tales of Adam and Eve and Noah's ark to lesser-known stories such as Jotham's fable and Saul's meeting with the medium at Endor.

Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose

A charming picture book with brilliant illustrations introduces youngsters to Mother Goose and her many tales as a rambunctious cast of numbers play hide-and-seek within her rhymes. 35,000 first printing.

By Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon

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9780152056766 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 2007, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-four counting rhymes, from 'Baa, baa black sheep' to 'Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes.

Northern Lullaby

A sleepy young narrator bids goodnight to the members of Earth's family--Sister Owl, Brother Bear, Uncle Moose--in a poetic story highlighted by luminous full-color paintings that evoke the vast wilderness of Alaska.

By Nancy White Carlstrom, Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon

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9780399218064 | Philomel Books, October 1, 1992, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A child says goodnight to the natural world and all those that occupy it

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