tricksters

Clever Aunt Nancy manages to foil all those who try to get the better of her.

Raven, who loves to play tricks, seeks food and shelter after a storm destroys her nest, and the reader helps her make choices as she encounters many other creatures, some friendly and some dangerous.

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.

The reader is encouraged to help Coyote make choices as he looks for food and encounters other creatures in the canyons and hills of the Southwest.

A story based on a traditional Inuit tale, in which a fox who plays tricks on other animals is banished to a remote island and forced to think about his actions. Consists of alternating simple and more complex reading passages designed for children and parents to read together.

Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.

When Fox tricks Goose into believing she has lost her ears and needs a new pair, Rabbit catches on and summons the other animals of Frog Jump Pond to help rescue her.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

A collection of trickster tales from the American South, featuring such female animal characters as Molly Cottontail and Miz Goose.