Comes A Wind

D K Ink, Spring 2000 

ISBN 0-7894-2601-3

ages 4-7

Clement and Clyde have tried to best each other ever since they were little.  But on Mama's birthday they vow to keep the peace.  And they do...until a gentle breeze stirs up their imaginations and blows away their common sense.  Then these two can't resist topping each other with one windy tale after another.

It looks like Mama will never get her wish for a peaceful birthday in this wry, funny tale about sibling rivalry and one-upmanship...unless she gets a little help from Mother Nature.

Awards and Recognitions:

ABA Pick of the List book

NYPL's Best 100 Books book for Reading and Sharing,
Texas Blue Bonnet Award Nominee
Reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Booklist, The Denver Post, New York Times
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Children's book
Children's Literature Choice featured book
2001 World Book Encyclopedia Supplement feature
Colorado Author's League Top Hand Award-- Children's Book Length Fiction
Storytelling World Awards Honor Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners
Read Aloud Books Too Good To Miss – Indiana Library Federation
Celebrate Books List —Kentucky Reading Program
Treasure State Book Award Finalist -- Montana

Texas Blue Bonnet Award Nominee

Prairie Bud Master List – South Dakota Children’s Book Award
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Nominee, Maryland
Recommended Reading list, elementary grades – Chicago Public Schools
Missouri State Teachers Association Reading Circle Program