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  • Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway: An Irish Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain, Steve Dorado

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This book tells the story of Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway, a traditional Irish folk tale. In it, the giant Finn MacCool learns the importance of thinking before acting, and that very often brains can beat brute strength!
    K

  • The Empty Pot: A Chinese Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain, Steve Dorado

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This book tells the story of the Empty Pot, a traditional Chinese folk tale. In it, the hero of the story learns that it is better to be honest than to cheat, and that honesty will bring real rewards.
    C

  • The Dragon of Krakow: and other Polish Stories

    Richard Monte, Paul Hess

    Paperback (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Jan. 24, 2008)
    Richard Monte's accessible retelling of Polish folk tales, each brimming with unique humour, magic and visual charm.
    R

  • The Unhappy Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain, Steve Dorado

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This book tells the story of the Unhappy Stonecutter, a traditional Japanese folk tale. In it, a simple stonecutter learns that you should count your blessings and be grateful for what you already have, instead of always wanting more!
    J

  • 4 Tales of Persistence & Grit

    Lari Don, Liz Flanagan, Mary Finch, Melaine Williamson, Valeria Docampo

    Paperback (Barefoot Books, Aug. 20, 2019)
    Celebrate perseverance and courage and nurture global awareness with this boxed set of 4 illustrated chapter books. These folk tales from Zambia, Russia, Ireland and Brazil feature simple, exciting plots and immersive, full-color illustrations to capture the interest of emerging readers. Books also available individually.
    O

  • 4 Tales of Problem-Solving & Wit

    Fran Parnell, Lari Don, Liz Flanagan, Sophie Fatus, Melanie Williamson

    Paperback (Barefoot Books, Aug. 20, 2019)
    Celebrate ingenuity and nurture global awareness with this boxed set of 4 illustrated chapter books. These folk tales from Cambodia, Korea, Italy and Mexico feature exciting plots; complex language; and immersive, full-color illustrations to keep growing readers challenged and engaged. Books also available individually.
    Q

  • Traditional Tales from Ancient Greece

    Victoria Parker, Philip Ardagh, Virginia Gray

    Library Binding (Thameside Pr, July 1, 2000)
    A collection of myths relating the exploits and adventures of the gods and heroes of ancient Greece.
    T

  • Magic Doll

    Jean-Paul Barthe

    Hardcover (Hamlyn, June 15, 1984)
    None

  • Fox Fables

    Dawn Casey, Jago

    Paperback (Mantra Lingua, Dec. 15, 2005)
    A perfect introduction to traditional fables. In the first clever fable, Fox invites Crane to tea but gives her a flat dish so she can't eat any food. When it is Crane's turn to invite Fox, what dish does she use? In the second Chinese fable, King of the Jungle, Tiger thinks he is the king of the jungle but can Fox fool him to save his own skin?

  • The Tree of Life: An Amazonian Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain, Steve Dorado

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This book tells the story of the Tree of Life, a traditional Amazonian folk tale. In it, the people of an Amazonian village learn the importance of taking care of nature and the dangers of being too greedy.
    T

  • The Ogress and the Snake and Other Stories from Somalia

    Elizabeth Laird

    Paperback (Frances Lincoln Children's Books, Nov. 24, 2009)
    For millennia, Somalia has been crossed and recrossed by camel caravans of merchants, bringing with them stories such as "The Good Prince," in which a kindhearted prince conquers the evil magic of a beautiful sorceress, and "The Ogress and the Snake," a Somali Hansel and Gretel story about five little girls, abandoned in the desert, who take refuge in the house of a man-eating ogress. Elizabeth Laird heard many of these tales in Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia's Somali region. She gathers together the finest of them in The Ogress and the Snake and Other Stories from Somalia. The stories abound with colorful characters — Deya Ali, the greedy trickster fox; Kabaalaf the shopkeeper, crooked as a jug-handle, who meets his match in the slippery Hirsi; and the miraculous (and bodyless) Head, whose magic powers conjure up a talking camel and bring him a princess. These and the other magical tales in this delightful collection are the perfect introduction to a fascinating and little-known country.
    O

  • Why the Spider Has Long Legs: An African Folk Tale

    Charlotte Guillain, Steve Dorado

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This book tells the story of why the spider has long legs, a traditional African folk tale. In it, Anansi the spider learns that you usually have to work to get the things that you want, and that it is never a good idea to be too greedy!
    K