Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba tell ancient tales of a magical tree that can never be cut down, the Jade Rabbit who came to live on the moon and one brave woman’s journey to eternal life.
With gorgeous illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a lively retelling of the legendary animals’ race that led to the twelve signs on the Chinese Zodiac.
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A collection of popular tales told to young children in places such as Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
When each of the umbrellas he brings back to his village disappears, Kiri Mama devises a plan to track down the thief.
Retells the Zapotec legend of Lucia Zenteno, a beautiful woman with magical powers who is exiled from a mountain village and takes its water away in punishment.
How music came to the world is the subject of this folktale dating to pre-Columbian times. Retells a Mexican legend in which the sky god and the wind god bring music from Sun’s house to the Earth.
Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice.
Imani, an African grasshopper, brings music to the new world when he travels aboard a slave ship.
Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.
A charming adventure story about a legendary, magical dog who once lived in Waipi’o Valley on the Island of Hawaii. Has a pictorial dictionary of Hawaiian terms at in the back.