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The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejía
Written by
Alexandra Alessandri
Encanto meets The Chronicles of Narnia by way of Colombian folklore in this middle grade fantasy...
3rd - 7th
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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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Joha Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale
Written by
Eric A. Kimmel
and Illustrated by
Omar Rayyan
While traveling to Bagdad, Joha discovers a wishing stick, but it doesn't work the way Joha hopes...
1st - 3rd
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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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Shadow
Written by
Blaise Cendrars
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Marcia Brown
and Illustrated by
Marcia Brown
This eerie tale based in African folklore tells of the Shadow, a mystical creature that is present...
K - 3rd
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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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Puss in Boots
Written by
Charles Perault
and Illustrated by
Fred Marcellio
The story of the smart cat who wears fancy boots and is able to figure out a way to trick a king and...
K - 5th
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