The Elves and the Shoemaker and The Gingerbread Man from the Abbeville Classic Fairy Tales series

the love of friends and family

Monkey tells the rainbow off for being greedy and eating all the colors

to listen to him

In the time of the queen the peaceful and compassionate traditions of this era were becoming forgotten

John Henry Climate Change The Elves and the ShoemakerJohn Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with "rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautiful that they summon their own share of smiles and tears.