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The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo De Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale

Written by Lucía M. González

A new version of a traditional Cuban folktale featuring Gallito, a bossy rooster who runs into...

Pre-K - 2nd

Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys, and Their Monkey Business

Written by Esphyr Slobodkin

A folktale about a salesman who wears all the caps he's selling on top of his head. While napping,...

Pre-K - 3rd

The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

Written by Julius Lester

Based on stories told by slaves, this collection is about Brer Rabbit, who has trouble getting...

3rd - 7th

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Written by Arthur Ransome

Based on a Russian folktale, The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship tells the story of a peasant's quest to marry the Czar's daughter and the unusual characters he meets along the way.

K - 3rd

Abiyoyo

Written by Pete Seeger

A lttle boy and his magician father lull a hungry giant to sleep and make him disappear.

2nd - 3rd

The Wild Swans

Written by Hans Christian Anderson

A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father...

3rd - 7th

The Adventures of Thor the Thunder God

Written by Lise Lunge-Larsen

He is the biggest and mightiest of the gods. If he tightens his belt, he doubles his strength. If...

5th - 7th

Jason and the Argonauts: The First Great Quest in Greek Mythology

Written by Robert Byrd

The story of Jason and the Argonauts is one of the earliest recorded Greek myths. Here, master...

1st - 4th

Romulus and Remus

Written by Anne Rockwell

This retelling of the story of Romulus and Remus tells of their early separation from their mother,...

K - 2

Golden Tales

Written by Lulu Delacre

Twelve classic tales of Latin America celebrate the literature, culture, and history of thirteen countries, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Colombia.

4th - 7th

The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac

Written by Dawn Casey

And they're off! Thirteen creatures in China have come to the river to join in the Emperor's race....

1st - 4th

The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs

Written by Tamara Bower

This story is based on one found on a papyrus scroll of hieroglyphs from the nineteenth century...

2nd - 5th

Stories from the Billabong

Written by James Vance Marshall

From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and...

K - 3

Her Seven Brothers

Written by Paul Goble

When an Indian girl begins to make clothes beautifully decorated with porcupine quills for seven...

Pre-K - 3

The Giant Smugglers

Written by Matt Solomon

Charlie Lawson's only summer excitement in small-town Wisconsin came from kicking butt in video...

3rd - 5th

Frog Went A-Courtin'

Written by John Langstaff

This 1956 Caldecott-winner combines the rollicking lyrics of the clasic folktale with vibrant...

Pre-K - 2nd

The White Stag

Written by Kate Seredy

According to legend, Attila led the Huns and the Maygars west, following the white stag. The traveled across Europe, in search of their homeland.

3rd - 7th

Pattan's Pumpkin: A Traditional Flood Story from Southern India

Written by Chitra Soundar

In this retelling of the flood myth, young Pattan's amazing pumpkin grows big enough to save the plants and animals when the rains come.

K - 3rd

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