folk literature

Presents a collection of fifty fables and folk tales from around the world including "Good for Evil," "The Foolish Monkeys," and "The Women at the Well.".

A collection of illustrated retellings of folk tales from Japan. Includes CD.

An illustrated collection of forty traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers.

"Heroines battle greedy giants, unjust emperors, and shape-shifting demons in this collection of traditional tales. Lore from cultures around the world tells the story of girl power"--Provided by publisher.

A Cherokee folk tale that explains why some trees lose their leaves in the winter.

"Young Gianni fishes in the lagoon of Burano, Italy, to feed the starving people of the island. When a storm dumps him from his boat, a mermaid whips the water into a length of elegant lace and saves him. His fianc?e Nicoletta duplicates the lace pattern and sells it. The lace becomes the island's new industry"--Provided by publisher.

"... author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's ... legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side"--Provided by publisher.

Selection and adaptation of seventy-five Grimm's fairy tales, as translated by Jack Zipes, and newly illustrated by Shaun Tan.

A beautiful girl with extraordinarily long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A princess hides in the forest home of seven friendly dwarves when her stepmother's jealousy of her beauty grows deadly.