folklore

A retelling of the classic story emphasizing the role of bravery. Contains questions and guidelines for parents and educators.

Through a bedtime story to her daughters, a woman weaves together her immigration story and Pilipino mythology. Includes glossary, songs, and author's note.

A collection of ancient Maya tales of natural phenomena narratives, animal stories, and creation myths.

Examines whether zombies are real by looking at their history, evidence of their potential existence, and their cultural impact.

Examines whether witches are real by looking at their history, evidence of their potential existence, and their cultural impact.

Examines whether ghost sightings are real by looking at the history, evidence of their potential existence, and the cultural impact.

Book publishers as well as film and TV producers continually look for new stories about vampires as well as ghosts, witches, and many other mythical creatures-to feed the public's enormous appetite for stories about the supernatural world.

Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble--items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.

While doing research for her documentary about her cousin Natasha--who disappeared in the Dominican Republic fifty years ago during the Trujillato--twelve-year-old Pilar Violeta Ramirez is transported to Zafa, an island where Dominican myths and legends come to life and where her cousin is being held captive in a sinister magical prison, and Pilar must defeat the Dominican bogeyman if she hopes to free Natasha and return home to Chicago. Includes author's note.

A collection of reimagined classic fairy tales, African, and African American folktales that bring to life past, present, and future visions of Black culture.