| Call Number and Author |
Title |
| 398.2 *Bang, Molly |
Wiley and the Hairy Man |
| Wiley and his mother outwit the hairy swamp creature in this traditional African-American tale. |
| 398.2 *DePaola, Tomie |
Fin M'Coul: the Giant of Knockmany Hill |
| Fin M'Coul's wife helps him outwit his arch rival, the giant Cucullin. |
| 398.2 *Kimmel, Eric |
Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock |
| African trickster story that encourages participation and guffaws. |
| 398.2 M279s Mahy, Margaret |
Seven Chinese Brothers |
| Seven extraordinary Chinese brothers escape execution. |
| 398.2 Sa54h2 *San Souci, Robert D |
The Hired Hand: an African-American Folktale |
| The hired hand teaches Sam's lazy son a lesson about how to treat people. |
| 398.2 *Sloat, Teri |
Sody Sallyratus |
| In this traditional Appalachian tale, one family member after another disappears, until a pet squirrel tracks them down, and tackles a bear. Kids will join in with you on the refrain. |
| 398.2 *Stevens, Janet |
Tops and Bottoms |
| Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road. |
Picture books for Kindergarten through Second Graders |
| Call Number and Author |
Title |
| P *Ernst, Lisa |
Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale |
| Updated version of the familiar tale about a little girl and a not-so-clever wolf. |
| P Gloria, Debi |
The Snow Lambs |
| As a winter storm approaches, Bess the sheepdog fails to return. |
| P Hoffman, Mary |
Amazing Grace |
| A classmate says Grace can't play the role of Peter in Peter Pan because she is black, but Grace can do whatever she makes up her mind to do. |
| P Isaacs, Anne |
Swamp Angel |
| Angelica Longrider has always been a big girl, but what will happen when she goes up against a huge bear? |
| P *Meddaugh, Susan |
Hog-Eye |
| A wolf is outwitted by a young pig who can read. |
| P *Meddaugh, Susan |
Martha Speaks |
| The family dog eats alphabet soup - and is transformed. |
| P *Pilkey, Dav |
Dogzilla |
| A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis. |
| P *San Souci, Robert D |
The Boy and the Ghost |
| A poor boy can win a fortune by spending the night in a haunted house. |
| P *Schroeder, Alan |
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman |
| As a girl, Harriet Tubman dreams of escaping slavery. |
| P Seeger, Pete |
Abiyoyo; a Lullaby from South Africa |
| Banished from town for making mischief, a little boy and his father find a way to make the dreaded giant, Abiyoyo, disappear. |
| P *Soto, Gary |
Chato's Kitchen |
| Chato tempts the new "raconcitos" (little mice) with fajitas, frijoles, salsa and enchiladas, all the while planning to make his meal of the guests. |
| *P Stanley, Diane |
Saving Sweetness |
| A resourceful orphan, a nasty orphanage director and an old West sheriff cross paths. Sequel, Raising Sweetness, is the perfect follow-up, what with downright peculiar housekeeping and pickle and banana pie for dessert! |
| P *Steig, William |
Spinky Sulks |
| When his family hurts his feelings, Spinky sulks and sulks, determined never to forgive them. |
| P Tunnell |
Mailing May |
| When May's family lacks the money for a railroad ticket, they find a way to mail her to Grandma. Based on a true story. |
| P*Wahl, Jan |
Little Eight John |
| Little Eight John won't obey his mother, in this traditional African-American tale with a startling conclusion. |
| P Willis |
The Secret in the Matchbox |
| Bobby Bell tells his teacher exactly what's in his matchbox, but she just won't believe it. |
| Call Number and Author |
Title
|
| 398.2 B834f Bruchac, Joseph |
The first strawberries : a Cherokee story |
| A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth. |
| 398.2 B996f Byrd, Robert |
Finn MacCoul and his fearless wife: a giant of a tale from Ireland |
| Finn MacCoul bests the fearsome giant, Cucullin - with help. |
| 398.2 H17s Hamanaka, Sheila |
Screen of Frogs |
| A spoiled rich man in Japan discovers a respect for nature in time to turn his life around. |
| 398.2 L567J *Lester, Julius |
John Henry |
| Retells the life of the legendary African-American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain. |
| 398.2 *Ross, Gayle |
Legend of the Windigo |
| This native American legend of how mosquitoes came to be is as fearsome as the attack of these tiny creatures. |
| 398.2 Sa54c2 San Souci, Robert |
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella |
| This Creole version of the familiar tale is set in the Caribbean. |
| 398.2 Si48b Simms, Laura |
The Bone Man: a Native American Folktale |
| Spine chilling tale of a Modoc boy who brings his tribe back to life. |
| 398.2 W762g Wisniewski, David |
The Golem |
| A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of 16th century Prague. |
| Call Number and Author |
Title |
| Fic *Alexander, Lloyd |
The Fortune Tellers |
| A carpenter finds that predictions about his future come true in a most unusual way. |
| Fiction Baillie |
The Rebel |
| When the General marches into Burma, a child defies him. |
| Fic Chess, Victoria |
Tales for the Perfect Child |
| You don't have to be perfect to enjoy these seven tales of children who are perfectly devious in getting their own way. |
| Fic Friedman, Ira |
How My Parents Learned To Eat |
| When an American sailor courts a Japanese girl, each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating. |
| Fic*Hooks, William |
Ballad of Belle Dorcas |
| When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas agrees to a conjure woman's bargain. |
| Fic Kalman, Maira |
Max Makes a Million |
| When Max the dog finally sells his book of poetry, he is able to fulfill his lifelong dream of traveling to Paris. |
| Fic Lasky, Kathryn |
Marven and the Great North Woods |
| 10-year-old Marven is sent to a lumber camp during the 1918 flu epidemic; this true story is fascinating. |
| Fic Lester, Julius |
What a Truly Cool World |
| Creation story about how art and music came to be featuring God and an angel who minds Everybody's business. |
| Fic*Polacco, Patricia |
Pink and Say |
| Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee. |
| Call Number and Author |
Title |
| 133.3 K939t *Krull, Kathleen |
They Saw the Future: Oracles, Psychics, Scientists, Great Thinkers, and Pretty Good Guessers |
| This author has a light hand with biography, allowing listeners/readers to enjoy the foibles of earlier pioneers. See also her works on great musicians, artists, and more. |
| 294.5 Sh47s *Shepard, Aaron |
Savitri, a Tale of Ancient India |
| In this tale from the "Mahabharata", India's national epic, Princess Savitri outwits the god of death to save her husband. |
| 808.81 In1d Steptoe, John |
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall; African Americans Celebrating Fathers |
| Poems celebrating African-American fathers. |
| Pick one, and if you have time, you can keep on going. |
| Call Number and Author |
Title |
| 398.2 M691 * Aardema, Verna |
Misoso: Once Upon a Time Tales of Africa |
| Twelve folktales from different parts of Africa. |
| 398.2 C386g Chase, Richard |
Grandfather Tales: American-English Folktales |
| Droll, robust, and often familiar tales in memorable new form. |
| 398.2 C386 Chase, Richard |
Jack Tales From the Appalachian Areas |
| Jack Tales From the Appalachian areas, where the character of Jack is part fool/part hero. |
| 398.2 H18p Hamilton, Virginia |
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales |
| Trickster tales, tall tales, spine-chilling ghost and devil tales and moving stories of freedom. |
| 973.7 H18m Hamilton, Virginia |
Many Thousand Gone:African Americans from Slavery to Freedom |
| Recounts the journey of Black slaves to freedom via the underground railroad, an extended group of people who helped fugitive slaves in many ways. |
| Fic McKissack, Pat |
The Dark Thirty Southern Tales of the Supernatural |
| A collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable. |
| 398.2 M6606w Minard, Rosemary |
Womenfolk and Fairy Tales |
| One of many strong collections of women in all their strength and cleverness. |
| 398.2 Sh19s Shannon, George |
Stories to Solve: Folktales From Around the World |
| Brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented; there are several more in this series. |
| Fic Soto, Gary |
Baseball in April: And Other Stories |
| Local author spins funny and sometimes sad stories of young people on the cusp of growing up. Also available in Spanish. |
| Fic Yee, Paul |
Tales from Gold Mountain: Stories of the Chinese in the New World |
| A collection of eight stories reflecting the gritty optimism of the Chinese who overcame prejudice and adversity to build a unique place for themselves in North America. |
