Ten rowdy ravens Ready for a lark, Nine race off while one remains To holler "On your mark!" This fun "countdown from 10" book features the rowdy and mischievous shenanigans of the popular raven. They steal pretty pearls, picnic in a pickup truck, and perform dizzy loop-de-loops. Scenarios are fanciful but rooted in ravenhood: collecting shiny things, testing curious objects, getting into the garbage, and showing off. Accompanied by Susan Ewing's rhyming text, Evon Zerbetz illustrates TEN ROWDY RAVENS in situations that gradually and benignly take their numbers down to one, where they eventually reunite to play all over again! A "Believe It or Not" segment at the end of the story features true-life raven stories in bite-sized illustrated briefs. TEN ROWDY RAVENS is the second collaborative effort from Susan and Evon.

"Once upon a maritime..." begins this clever tale by Juneau author, Neal Gilbertsen. Here is the comical story about a little red snapper who dons her red hood and sets out for her grandmother's home with a freshly-baked octopi. It's a comical twist on a classic, set under the sea, with an amiable turn from the traditional ending. You'll never think about the "big, bad wolf" in the same way! Illustrated with richly colored linocuts by Ketchikan artist Evon Zerbetz, Little Red Snapperhood will delight adults and children alike.

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In this adaptation of the well-loved fairy tale, the father still has his head in the clouds and the stepmother is as mean as ever. But this story is set in the Last Frontier, and its details and imagery reflect Alaska's landscape and sensibility: the fairy godmother becomes an eagle spirit, the glass slipper a fisherwoman's boot. Evocative writing and colorful artwork distinguish this playful retelling of the classic. Here children learn about cultures and ways of life but happy endings are still the rule.