Desimini, Lisa

In a circle long ago : a treasury of native lore from North America by Nancy Van Laan( Book )
8 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,001 libraries worldwide
Stories from many native peoples all over North America that teach about our environment

Touch the poem by Arnold Adoff( Book )
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 890 libraries worldwide
A collection of poems about the sense of touch including a baby's foot in one's palm, peach fuzz on the lip, and the forehead against a cold window

Heron street by Ann Warren Turner( Book )
8 editions published between 1985 and 1991 in English and held by 814 libraries worldwide
Over the centuries as people settle near the marsh by the sea, herons and other animals are displaced

The snowflake sisters by J. Patrick Lewis( Book )
3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 755 libraries worldwide
Two snowflakes named Crystal and Ivory travel on Santa's sleigh and make their way through the wintry sky until they become part of a snowboy in Central Park

Dead until dark by Charlaine Harris( Book )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 742 libraries worldwide
Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana, until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life. When one of her coworkers checks out, she decides that maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea

Trick-or-treat, smell my feet! by Lisa Desimini( Book )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 679 libraries worldwide
When twin witches Delia and Ophelia cook up a mischievous spell for Halloween, a mysterious ingredient causes the potion to backfire. Delia and Ophelia are witches. They're cooking up a particularly naughty spell for Halloween, and the main ingredient is super stinky socks. That night, when the neighborhood children go trick or treating, the only words they can say are smell my feet. Of course, no one gives them any candy, much to the delight of the two witches. The fun comes to an end when a mysterious ingredient causes the potion to backfire, returning the children to normal, and putting the witches in a very strange situation

The great big green by Peggy Elizabeth Gifford( Book )
3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 663 libraries worldwide
Both a riddle and an ode to the earth, this picture book arrives just in time for Earth Day. Readers will revisit the world after the riddle's reveal to find the many green things hidden in each piece of art

She sang promise : the story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole tribal leader by Jan Godown Annino( Book )
4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 588 libraries worldwide
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was born in 1923, the daughter of a Seminole woman and a white man. She grew up in the Everglades under dark clouds of distrust among her tribe who could not accept her at first. As a child of a mixed marriage, she walked the line as a constant outsider. Growing up poor and isolated, she only discovered the joys of reading and writing at age 14. An iron will and sheer determination led her to success, and she returned to her people as a qualified nurse. When her husband was too sick to go to his alligator wrestling tourist job, gutsy Betty Mae climbed right into the alligator pit! Storyteller, journalist, and community activist, Betty Mae Jumper was a voice for her people, ultimately becoming the first female elected Seminole tribal leader

My house by Lisa Desimini( Book )
8 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in English and Japanese and held by 573 libraries worldwide
Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

Iris has a virus by Arlene Alda( Book )
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide
Iris catches the stomach "bug" while at school and worries she may not get better in time to go with her brother to visit her grandmother during the weekend