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Verna Aardema

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(1911 - 2000)

Verna Norberg Aardema Vugteveen, best known by the name Verna Aardema, was an American writer of children's books. Her book Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears won the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1976.



Bibliography

Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (1977)

A collection of riddles from African sources.

Author(s): Verna Aardema
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (1989)

Rabbit steals the honey from the bee tree under the lion’s nose.

Author(s): Verna Aardema
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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