folklore

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

"Aladdin finds a magic lamp, and his life is forever changed!"--Back cover.

Held captive in the woods by a bear, a young Russian girl cleverly finds a way to return safely home to her family.

"A brave young princess sets out on a dangerous adventure to rescue her mother and her infant son"--Amazon.com.

One hot dry summer in Africa, the animals try to figure out how to get fruit from a magical tree.

"Just when everything seems like smooth sailing for Senzou and Manpachi, trouble arrives on their doorstep. The ancient stone of destruction starts oozing miasma and as it does, some of Senzou's deeply buried past memories start to rise up -- memories of 'another' Manpachi who seems to have been Senzou's first companion"--p. [4] of cover.

"After 300 years, the gods that imprisoned Senzou the Fox Spirit for his arrogance finally set him free. There is only one condition - he can't have any of his supernatural abilities back until he successfully helps a tanuki cub named Manpachi become one of their magical assistants. Unfortunately for Senzou, there's no cheating when it comes to completing his task! The magic beads around his neck make sure he can't wander too far from his charge or shirk his duties, and so... Senzou the once-great Fox Spirit must now figure out how to be an actually-great babysitter to a mischievous little tanuki or risk being stuck without his powers forever!... Senzou and Manpachi are still working toward their goal of making Manpachi into a servant for the gods when they stumble onto a wolf who needs their help finding... a kitten? Wolves and cats aren't usually friends, but some bonds are strong enough to break boundaries, and Senzou and Manpachi are just the mismatched pair to help!"--Provided by publisher.

A pig-shaped cookie jumps off a baking tray in Marta's Panader?a and runs through the neighborhood, provoking the people in the town to chase him, until a young girl named Rosa convinces the cookie to get in her bag. Presented in Spanish and English.

Stories of werewolves originate in one form or another in many cultures. Accompanied by vivid color illustrations and intriguing sidebars, this thrilling text draws the connection between popular fiction and the actual events and legends that inspired werewolf tales in the Americas. Students will explore the relationship between the historical perceptions of true events and the scary, life-threatening stories they engendered. Readers will examine how perceptions of these supernatural beings have changed over time and why they continue to dominate in literature, television, and movies.

Folktales get their name because they do not have a single author. Instead, "folks" have passed them down over the course of many years. Learn more about this type of story and how to write one of your own in How to Write a Folktale, a title in the A Guide to Storytelling series.