In 1960, she published her first set of stories, Tales from the Story Hat which were very successful, and so she continued to adapt traditional tales and folklore from distant cultures, (usually from Africa and Mexico) to expose young children to the vast variety of human expression.
En 1960 publicou o seu primeiro conxunto de historias, Tales from the Story Hat e continuou adaptando contos tradicionais e do folclore de culturas distantes, (polo xeral de África e México) para expoñer aos rapaces a variedade enorme da expresión humana.