Three boys each tell a scary story about witches and goblins as they feed the neighbor's cat and speculate what is behind the door they are not supposed to open.
Four unlikely characters come together and overcome all obstacles in this contemporary story, drawn from a Czech fairy tale, about the strength of friendship and the value of being different.
Colorful illustrations and text tell the true story of Noor Nobi, a tailor from Calcutta, India, who, after the loss of his family, set about to rescue, heal, and set free thousands of illegally captured birds.
A boy and his friends are inspired by his father's warning not to walk alone at night to tell each other scary stories about dangers that lurk in the shadows.
A boy and his friends are inspired by his mother's warning not to go into the forest to tell each other scary stories about dangers that lurk in the woods.
teaching students to write stories with meaning through traditional tales
Charles, Veronika Martenova
2010
Offers early education teachers practical strategies for using traditional fairy tales in the classroom, outlining the fairy tale genre's applications in various subjects and the author's personal approach to using the stories.
Feeling that the arrival of a new baby has stopped her parents from loving her, Yoshiko goes to live among the cranes, whose magic transforms her into one of their young for a while.
A retelling of a Seneca Indian legend about Lelawala, the daughter of a Seneca chief who tries to save her people from a deadly disease by appealing to the thunder god Hinu who lives under Niagara Falls.
