Joan Creech Kraft: 11 books

In Untwined, a spirited woman, Joan, unheard as a child and young adult, finds her voice and tells her story of survival. Heart in hand, she discloses secrets in life, love and science that will make you laugh and cry.Almost fifty years ago, Joan tried to escape everyday life in the United States...

It was time for the family to vacation in Sedona near Bell Rock where the earth is said to release positive energy. The family cat hides in the car, but during the family's lunch near Grand Canyon,the cat jumps from the car to chase a cricket. The family drives on to Sedona. Would the cat find...

Riding Dolphins is the story of three children vacationing with their grandmother and parents at an island resort. The saltwater swimming is built next to the ocean. Three dolphins spring from the ocean over the enclosure into the pool. Be with the children as they get to know the dolphin family and try to ride them!

Children like to play "pretend." Imagining with its colorful oil paintings and simple narrative allows even very small children to talk about and understand the power of imagination.

A little girl, Fatima, and her father were on a ship with several of their pet tigers when a big storm came and capsized their boat.A tiger, Santana, saves Fatima and she grows up with his family on an island not far from Pacific Beach.She learns the language of tigers.When a little German girl sees a tiger come in from the ocean, does anyone believe her?

An eleven-year-old boy, Doliitchii, lives with his family in a small cottage on the grounds of the Animal Park in San Diego. He has many stories to tell. The Tiger and the Dolphin is about the friendship of a tiger, Tim and a dolphin, Daphne. One day, the tiger escapes from the park. Why does he run away? Where do they find him?

Colorful oil paintings and a playful child's story tell why a five year old French girl sneaks a pony from the nearby riding academy to look for the Wild West in the Jura Mountains of France. See what happens when Sasha follows an owl through the pine forrest. Does she find the Wild West? What happens when her parents find out what she has done.

A story adapted from Irving Berlin's song lyrics "Anything you can do I can do better" with colorful oil paintings showing all the things boys and girls can do. The story ends with the idea that even a black woman can become president.

An eleven year old girl follows a bluebird and a boy into the woods. She watches the boy as he talks to a wolf. Because she is afraid of wolves, she runs away. Through her new friendship with the boy, she soon gains courage and later plays with the wolf pups. This children's picture book contains photographs of 16 oil paintings by the author.

Kiana and Leon walked with their parents and Grandma on a trail winding through the woods of the Jura Mountains, foothills of the French Alps. Soon, they would reach the top of the mountain where they would share a picnic lunch. What would happen when they see a Big Horse galloping towards them?

Grandma tells the story of Leo in the stars and a mountain lion in Mission Trails,