Desimini, Lisa

Trick-or-treat, smell my feet! by Lisa Desimini( Book )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 693 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 646 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

My house by Lisa Desimini( Book )
8 editions published between 1994 and 2003 in English and Japanese and held by 607 libraries worldwide
Describes a house in different weather and light conditions

She sang promise : the story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole tribal leader by Jan Godown Annino( Book )
3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 589 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

Iris has a virus by Arlene Alda( Book )
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 573 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

My beautiful child by Lisa Desimini( Book )
3 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and Arabic and held by 554 libraries worldwide
Parents express their affection and hopes for their beautiful baby

Lulu's piano lesson by Arlene Alda( Book )
2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 539 libraries worldwide
Lulu avoids practicing the piano all week, and when Friday afternoon arrives and she is not prepared for her lesson, she gets inspiration from her teacher

The magic weaver of rugs : a tale of the Navajo by Jerrie Oughton( Book )
3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 516 libraries worldwide
When two Navajo women pray for help for their cold and hungry people, Spider Woman teaches them how to weave

Northwoods cradle song : from a Menominee lullaby by Douglas Wood( Book )
3 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 513 libraries worldwide
A poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby that describes the sights and sounds of night

Fish and flamingo by Nancy White Carlstrom( Book )
1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 507 libraries worldwide
Two unlikely friends, Fish and Flamingo, spend time together, help each other out, and tell stories about their different lives