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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott
Adapted from a folktale from Ghana, in West Africa, the story is about how Anansi the spider is...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest

Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott
Coyote wanted to fly like the crows, so they humored him by making him feathers and teaching him how...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Cuckoo

Written by Lois Ehlert
This Mexican folktale is about Cuckoo, a beautiful bird who sings all day and night rather than help...
Pre-K - 5th
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Written and Illustrated by Jan Brett
The classic story of Goldilocks, who stumbles upon the cottage of the three bears. She makes herself...
Pre-K - K
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Stone Soup

Written by Marcia Brown and Illustrated by Maricia Brown
Based on an old French folktate, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the selfish...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Emperor and the Kite

Written by Jane Yolen and Illustrated by Ed Young
Princess Dejeow Seow spends her days alone, playing with a kite made of paper and sticks. Her family...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Arrow to the Sun

Written and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott
In this Pueblo tale, the son of the Sun lord wants to find his father. He finds him with the help of...
Pre-K - 2nd
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John Henry: An American Legend

Written and Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats
The story of John Henry and how he used his hammer to lay railroad tracks across prairies and...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Paul Bunyan

Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
Paul Bunyan is a lumberman who travels across America performing amazing feats. With his great blue...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Pecos Bill

Written by Steven Kellogg and Illustrated by Laura Robb
Born in New England, Pecos Bill falls out of his family’s covered wagon during their journey west as...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett

Written and Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
The story is about Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind who was extraordinary from the minute she was...
Pre-K - 3rd

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