folk tales

"This [book] features more than 20 fright-filled stories from around the globe"--Back cover.

"Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across two continents [North and South America], the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska"--OCLC.

This popular West African tale follows the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.

A fox who teases other animals receives a lesson in humility when he is left behind, uninvited to a party.

Collects over twenty trickster stories, in graphic novel format, from various Native American traditions, including tales about coyotes, rabbits, ravens, and other crafty creatures and their mischievous activities.

Prince Sacha the bear wants a special costume for the annual Parade of Princely Prancing, and Panini the sly rabbit comes up with a truly unique design in this adaptation of The emperor's new clothes.

A little girl on her way to visit her grandmother meets a hungry wolf in the forest. Includes factual sidebars, discussion of fairy tale traits, and glossary.

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

In this Hmong folktale, two brothers venture into a remote jungle, hunting food for their hungry family, but the jungle is full of dangerous wild animals, and the older brother vows to keep his younger brother safe, or die trying.

In this adaptation of a Middle Eastern folktale, after being forced to change into a fancy coat to attend a banquet, Nasruddin feeds his dinner to the coat, reasoning that his coat was the invited guest. Includes storytelling activities.