Shepard, Aaron

A thousand-year-old white snake travels from its sacred mountain to the human world, where it falls in love with a mortal. Presented in English and Spanish.

A boastful strong man learns a lesson harder than his muscles when he encounters one of Nigeria's superheroes in this Hausa tale which explains the origin of thunder.

A graphic-novel retelling of the legend in which Robin Hood and his band of outlaws take from the rich and give to the poor, fighting for the oppressed and against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.

Shooting bolts of light instead of bullets, Lightning Larry changes the town of Brimstone into a friendly, happy place.

Chen undertakes a dangerous mission on behalf of his mother when the beautiful brocade she has woven of the Sun Palace is swept away by a wind sent by the fairies of the palace.

A talented musician from Novgorod plays so well that the Sea King wants him to marry one of his daughters.

A legend of colonial America in which a greedy baker learns the importance of generosity in business, thus initiating the custom of the "baker's dozen.".

A collection of twenty-two plays adapted from folk tales, short stories, myths, and novels and intended for use in reader's theater programs with middle grade and junior high school students.

Presents in Chinese characters and English the story of a centuries-old white snake that takes the form of a woman and falls in love with a mortal; and includes vivid color illustrations and closing notes on the Chinese opera, the origins of the story, and elements of the story such as Broken Bridge and realgar wine.