More Stories from Around the World: Multicultural Children's Stories
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aunt Belisa and her cousin Rosa because her mother is ill. She goes to school with Rosa, but misses
her family and her two brothers and her home terribly. As she plans to get ready for the Classroom
Christmas Carnival in New York, her dreams are dashed by some nasty classmates who destroy what
she had planned for the carnival. Her teacher, Ms. Lopez steps in to end this attack on Marisol and
her cousin Rosa and gives Marisol a proper farewell party for her return to Puerto Rico.
The Magic Paintbrush - A very poor painter seeks help from his art school friends who live in
Mexico City. He ventures forth from his village in desperation because he cannot sell his paintings
and wishes to fi nd help for himself and his family. He cannot get the help he needs from his former
friends, but on his way home he fi nds a magic paintbrush and is miraculously saved from poverty.
The Honey Hunt - In this story Gideon and Peter have learned to capture honeycombs in the forest
in Kenya, East Africa. They have learned how to outwit the bees who lead them to their hives and
the honey. On this trip, Peter gets hurt and they are forced to spend the night in the forest before
they can return home.
Nancy Garfield Woodbridge
Nancy Garfield Woodbridge authored the picture storybooks, The Tuesday Elephant, illustrated by Tom Feelings, published by T. Y. Crowell, and The Dancing Monkey, illustrated by Rocco Negri, published by G. P. Putnam and Sons. She also directed several projects for Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.: Worlds to Explore, A Handbook for Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts, Careers to Explore and From Dreams to Reality, a Career Education Program, as well as Juvenile Justice. On scholarship, she received a BA in Literature from Bennington College in Vermont. She graduated with an MS in Education from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Ms. Garfield Woodbridge has been writing since she first held a pen at age eight when she wrote her first novel. She has recently published A Bouquet of Fairy Tales, Hilary and the Secret Skulls, Poems in Exile, Stories from Around the World, and More Stories from Around the World. The Islanders and Suns of Darkness will be published in 2015.
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