Leo Dillon

In text and pictures, this book tells us how much better the world would be, if kids were allowed to run the world.

In illustrations and rhyme, describes the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time.

Retold African American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

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

A goblin who for many years has been hiding himself so that he does not frighten anyone finally finds a family.

When young Elana unexpectedly joins the team leaving the spaceship to study the planet Andrecia, she becomes an integral part of an adventure involving three very different civilizations, each one centered on the third planet from the star in its own solar system.

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons,...

"Join famous scientist Pierre Aronnax as he sets sail in search of a terrifying sea monster. When he is captured by Captain Nemo, Aronnax is taken on a dark and mysterious voyage deep in the ocean where he fears for his life. Will he spend his final days locked inside Nemo's strange submarine, the Nautilus?"--Back cover.

Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

When her friends tease her for dreaming of being an astronaut, a young African American girl uses discarded items to make a spaceship for her interstellar journey.