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WOW is committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together, thereby opening windows on the world. We encourage thoughtful dialogue around international literature so that children can reflect on their own cultural experience and connect to the experience of others across the globe.

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International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature
College of Education
University of Arizona

1430 East Second Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
Open Reading Hours: Monday through Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Thunder Rose

Published: 2003, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Tags: African American, girls and women, Strong female protagonist, Tall Tale
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Tomfoolery: Trickery And Foolery With Words

Published: 1994, Harpercollins Childrens Books
Tags: cultural heritage, Folktales and Fairytales, Humor, Tricks
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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Trollerella

Published: 2006, Holiday House
Tags: Cinderella story, Folktales and Fairytales, Humor
Categories: Picture BookPicture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Tucker Pfeffercorn

Published: 1994, Little, Brown
Tags: cleverness, Fantasy and magic
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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Wee Winnie Witch’s Skinny

Published: 2004, Blue Sky Press
Tags: African American, Folktales and Fairytales, Witches
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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When Birds Could Talk And Bats Could Sing

Published: 1996, Blue Sky Press
Tags: African American, Birds, Folktales and Fairytales, Slaves and slavery
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), United States

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The Last Tales Of Uncle Remus

Published: 1994, Dial
Tags: African American, Animals, folktales, Rabbits
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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The Legend Of Pecos Bill

Published: 1992, Bantam Books
Tags: Legendary Character, Old West, Tall Tale
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), SouthwestFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Southwest, United States

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Paula Bunyan

Published: 2009, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Animals, Environment, wildlife
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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The Goldminer’s Daughter: A Melodramatic Fairy Tale

Published: 2006, Peachtree Publishers
Tags: Gold, Humor, mining
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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