David Wisniewski

A humorous revelation of the real reasons why adults tell children to do things, such as "Eat your vegetables," "Comb your hair," and "Don't blow bubbles in your milk."

To bring rain to his thirsty village, Pik challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok.

Kchokeen, a Tlingit princess, is rescued from drowning by a guardian spirit that later enables Kchokeen to summon a great wave and save her people from hostile strangers.

A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.

A boastful strong man learns a lesson harder than his muscles when he encounters one of Nigeria's superheroes in this Hausa tale which explains the origin of thunder.