Theme: folktales

Babushka’s Mother Goose

By Book Importer | Published: June 27, 2011

Presents a collection of traditional rhymes, rewritten to feature Russian characters and scenes.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Russia » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Kibitzers and Fools

By Book Importer | Published: June 23, 2011

Thirteen brief, illustrated, traditional Jewish tales, each accompanied by an appropriate saying.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Israel, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale

By Book Importer | Published: June 23, 2011

Once upon a time a poor unfortunate man lived with his mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut.Because they were so crowded, the children often fought and the man and his wife argued. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help.  [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Peace Tales

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Maybe it’s the king who spills honey, and then says it is not his problem until it causes a war. Or maybe it’s some sandpipers and whales who get into a foolish fight that almost destroys their homes. Perhaps it’s the man who thinks that a gun makes him strong, or the monkeys who follow [...]

Descriptors: Awards, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Five Minute Tales: More Stories to Read and Tell When Time is Short

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

A companion to Three Minute Tales compiles another delightful collection of entertaining stories from around the world to read or tell on any occasion. Simultaneous.

Descriptors: Folklore, International, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila: Cuban Folktales In English And Spanish (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

If you travel to Cuba, the people will greet you with a smile. Right away they’ll want you to come to their home and eat a meal. In the meal, you’ll find a mixture of foods and flavors from Spain and Africa-and from many Caribbean cultures as well. In Cuban folktales, you will taste the [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Short Stories » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Fisherman and the Turtle

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Although this is based on the Grimm Brothers’ The Fisherman and His Wife, the author shifts the setting to Aztec society and reshapes the story so that the fisherman’s good wishes come from a wise old sea turtle. Shortly after he frees the sea turtle from his net, the modest fisherman first asks for four [...]

Descriptors: All Ages, Americas, Folklore, Mexico » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment