Sierra, Judy

A collection of spooky stories and games based on folklore.

In this Halloween version of a familiar cumulative rhyme, the inhabitants of a haunted house get increasingly agitated until a group of children sets things right.

A collection of nursery rhymes, rewritten to feature vampires, ghouls, mummies, the Loch Ness monster, and other fearsome creatures.

Urikohime, a girl born from a melon, battles the monstrous onis, who steal babies to eat their tasty belly buttons.

A collection of funny rhymes accompanied by gruesome illustrations of animals and monsters.

Presents eighteen simple stories from international folklore, grouped around six themes, such as "Runaway Cookies, " "Slowpokes and Speedsters, " and "Chain Tales." Includes background information and storytelling hints.

Verses describe the bedtime preparations of different kinds of dinosaurs.

After choosing a husband for his sweet singing voice, a beautiful butterfly mourns the fact that he is swallowed by a fish, until a king in his underwear reunites the two.

After suffering as a victim of one of Fisi the hyena's nasty tricks, Kamba the tortoise offers to paint new coats for all the animals as a way of getting revenge on Fisi.

A collection of twenty traditional folktales for use with children between the ages of eight and twelve.