Theme: trick

This for That

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Rabbit tricks the other animals of the African plain into giving her food and other treats.

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

Hungry Hyena

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Fish Eagle uses Hyena’s overriding greed to teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget when she tells him the biggest, sweetest meat is in the sky and he just has to climb up to get it.

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

Anansi

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Two Jamaican folk tales in which Anansi the spider practices his trickery on others. Includes an audio cassette featuring narration and music.

Descriptors: Caribbean, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Jamaica, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Shadow Dance

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

When the crocodile she has rescued tricks her, little Salome must use some cunning of her own to escape becoming his next meal.

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

Anno’s Hat Tricks

By Book Importer | Published: February 17, 2011

Three children, Tom, Hannah, and Shadowchild, who represents the reader, are made to guess, using the concept of binary logic, the color of the hats on their heads.

Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Japan, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Please, Malese! A Trickster Tale from Haiti

By Book Importer | Published: May 7, 2010

Without a penny to his name, Malese takes advantage of his neighbors using his tricky ways, until they catch on, after which he manages to pull an even bigger trick on them.

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

Bernal & Florinda: A Spanish Tale

By Book Importer | Published: February 22, 2010

A clever but poor cavalier wins the hand of his true love by outwitting her father, the wealthy mayor of Seville.

Descriptors: Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Spain » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By Book Importer | Published: February 8, 2010

This book retells the folktale about three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under a bridge.

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Norway, Picture Book, Scandinavia » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Anansi’s Party Time

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Anansi is throwing a party. He invites Turtle, but plays so many tricks on him that Turtle can’t have any fun. So turtle decides to get even and throws a part of his own.

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

The Rich Man and the Parrot

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In this retelling of a tale by Rumi, a parrot tricks a wealthy merchant into setting him free.

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