Theme: sharing

Nobiah’s Well: A Modern African Folktale

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

An African boy carrying home precious water for his family shares it with a succession of animals and eventually has his kindness repaid in an unexpected way.

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Clara And The Curandera

By Book Importer | Published: October 21, 2011

Clara’s grumpiness leads her mother to take her to a neighbor who is a curandera, or healer, and although she is puzzled by her “treatment,” Clara dutifully helps her neighbors, is kind to her siblings, and reads more books for a week.

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The Twins’ Blanket

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

These look-alike twins have always shared everything—their room, their toys, a crib, and, since the day they were born, a blanket. But as they grow into new beds, they need new blankets, too. Now they face a new dilemma: they don’t know how not to share.

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The Leopard’s Drum: An Asante Tale from West Africa

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Because Osebo the leopard won’t share his magnificent drum with anyone, Nyame the Sky-God offers a reward to whichever animal presents the drum to him.

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

Five Nice Mice

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Five nice mice are sitting in the garden one night when Baba hears faint music in the distance. What can this wonderful sound be? They decide to go and find out, and they discover a fabulous frog concert. But mice aren’t allowed in. So they return home and decide to form an orchestra of their [...]

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Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

A small but clever hare and a fierce leopard agree to share a house, but as the hare’s family grows, he realizes that he must find a way to get rid of his bad-tempered neighbor.

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Honey Hunters

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

An African folktale in which various animals peacefully follow a honey guide bird, but find that sharing the honey among themselves causes problems.

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Ananse’s Feast: An Ashanti Tale

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Unwilling to share his feast, Ananse the spider tricks Akye the turtle so that he can eat all the food himself, but Akye finds a way to get even.

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

Maneki Neko: The Tale of the Beckoning Cat

By Book Importer | Published: January 18, 2011

This book retells the Japanese folktale about how the beckoning cat became a symbol of luck and prosperity in Japan.

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The Stone Dancers

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

Loving the tales of her ancestors, who built a castle in the remote French mountains, Anise listens while her grandfather describes how their relatives were mistaken for dancing stones when seen by distant herdsmen.

Descriptors: Europe, Folklore, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment