Rachel Isadora

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.

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.

"A diverse group of children have fun enjoying the highlights of all four seasons"--

A favorite children's song, "The Green Grass Grew All Around," becomes a colorful book filled with African wildlife.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by illustrations in a pop art style.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an illustration of a ballet-related word.

As she looks for her grandfather backstage, Lili sees some of the different people involved in putting on a ballet performance.

Lili dreams of becoming a ballerina and goes to her ballet lesson four times a week.

Only by feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds can a girl prove she is a real princess.

Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.