Genre: Folklore

Beauty and the Beastly Children

After the love of Beauty turns him from a Beast into a handsome prince, Auguste fails to reform the bad habits of his past and sees the spell passed on to his three sons.

The Lion’s Share : A Somali Folktale

The Lion’s Share is one of the most widely known animal fables throughout Somalia. It is told for entertainment but also for its wisdom about the misuse of power. At different times in history the folktale was retold in poems, songs, and other prose.

The Fish And Their Gifts

The Fish and their gifts is a student-created product. Written and illustrated by ten middle and high school students, this book is the result of an interdisciplinary book-publishing project integrating English Language Arts, Fine Arts, Hawaiian Language, Hawaiian Studies, and Science and Technology.

The story is told in both English and Hawaiian about Hawaiian sea creature’s strength.

The Little Flower King

The Little Flower King meets the little princess. The little princess becomes Queen of the Flowers.

Tales Of Don Quixote

Never one to lose faith in his conviction that he is a knight from the books of chivalry, Don Quixote is up off his sickbed and back upon his faithful steed, Rocinante.  At his side, the long suffering squire, Sancho Panza, endures the rigors of his station, as his master sets out to right wrongs, defend the weak and on this final sally, disenchant his Lady Fair Dulcinea.

The Secret History Of Tom Trueheart

When young Tom Trueheart’s seven older brothers all go missing from their ures in the Land of Stories, he embarks on a perilous mission to save them and to capture the rogue story-writer who wants to do away with the heroes.

Fergus And The Night-Demon : An Irish Ghost Story

On his way to town to have some fun, a lazy but clever young man faces a terrible demon, who declares that his time has come.

The Nightingale

The hero of this story is a little bird with a very sweet song-so sweet it brings tears to the eyes of the Chinese Emperor and charms Death right back into the graveyard.

Iblis

An Islamic version of the story of Adam and Eve and the fall from Paradise.

Grandmother’s Tale

Every week, Nazan and her particular grandmother go to the market very Friday.  Nazan loves shopping with Grandmother, because she tells such good stories while they shop. Waiting in the queue, Grandmother remembers her childhood in Turkey and Nazan watches the vegetables come to life. 

English and Urdu bilingual book