folk literature

"Award-winning writer and storyteller, Karim Alrawi, draws on his deep knowledge of Arab culture to create original stories that are a feast for young imaginations. Told with intriguing details, the tales take young readers on a ... cultural journey and invite them to consider an Arab perspective. Each tale symbolically incorporates food and concludes with a traditional recipe, ... with colorful folkloric illustrations, making this a literary banquet to savor with family and friends across generations time and again" -- Amazon.

"In . . . ancient Persian, a king awaits the birth of his son but when the child is born with white hair and skin, he is banished to the forest. The young babe is brought up by the phoenix Simorgh until his father realizes the love he has lost and seeks his return"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a classic Chinese folktale about how the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Heavens, brought peace and kindness back to China and how Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy helped in this quest.

A retelling of the familiar fairy tale in which Snow White, a girl whose jealous stepmother keeps trying to kill her, finds refuge in the home of seven dwarves.

An illustrated adaptation of the traditional tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of hungry animals until he meets a clever fox.

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and a scary song.

Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry little girl finds the house of three bears and helps herself to their food and their beds.

No longer wanted by their masters, a dog, a donkey, a cat, and a rooster set out for Bremen to become musicians.

A powerful lion performs an act of kindness, then sees his favor returned when he is caught in a trap.