Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, also illustrated by the Dillons, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1976 and was chosen as an ALA Notable Children's Book, as was a third Aardema-Dillon collaboration, Behind the Back of the Mountain. Her book, Who's in Rabbit's House?, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, was an ALA Notable Children's Book and a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 1977. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of "The House That Jack Built."Ībout the Author Verna Aardema (1911-2000) was a highly acclaimed storyteller and the author of many books of African folktales. Illustrations are stylized, simple, and dramatic".-School Library Journal.īook Synopsis A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. "Cumulative rhyming tale with the rhythm and repetition of The House That Jack Built. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of 'The House That Jack Built. About the Book The story of how Ki-pat ingeniously brings rain to the arid Kapiti Plain. A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.
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