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Squirrel seeks chipmunk: a modest bestiary
By David Sedaris, Ian Falconer. 2010
Sixteen tales in which animals--toads, storks, bears, mice, cats, pot-bellied pigs, rabbits, and more--act like humans. In "The Faithful Setter,"…
a dog lamenting his mixed-breed wife's affair with the bulldog across the street finds surprising comfort on a stud assignment. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Twinkle, twinkle, little lamb
By Bridget Heos, Sarah Jennings. 2018
When a little girl gets the words mixed up to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Mary Had a Little Lamb,…
Star loves being Mary's new beloved pet. But Lamb doesn't appreciate his new "starring" role. Will the mix-up ever be set right?Blackfeet tales of Glacier National Park
By James Willard Schultz. 2002
In 1876 native New Yorker Schultz went to Montana for the summer to hunt buffalo. The 17-year old Schultz landed…
a job at the Fort Conrad Trading Post, which did not suit him. Soon, he was living outside the fort's wall with the Blackfeet. Speaking their language and using sign language, he absorbed hundreds of stories about the tribe, its history, and oral traditionFrom the beast to the blonde: on fairy tales and their tellers
By Marina Warner. 1995
Although most familiar fairy tales were documented by men, the author points out that it was women storytellers who passed…
down the "old wives' tales" and their morals. The cultural and historic roles of these storytellers are presented with a feminist perspective. The book also examines recurrent themes and symbolism in familiar tales, such as the beast/man and the damsel with blond hairSongs my mother sang to me: an oral history of Mexican American women
By Patricia Preciado Martin. 1992
The author recorded interviews with ten Mexican American women born near the beginning of the twentieth century, edited the results,…
and compiled them into this detailed narrative of life along the Arizona border. Their stories generally chronicle a rural start, steeped in family and religious traditions, followed by a move to an urban centerEncyclopedia of Black folklore and humor
By Henry D Spalding, Henry D. Spalding. 1990
This comprehensive, landmark collection of African-American wit and humor was originally published in 1972. It includes folktales, jokes, song, poetry,…
and recipes that reflect 350 years of the African-American presence in the colonies and states of the nation. Each of the seven sections opens with an introduction that provides historical, social, or cultural contextAn ornery bunch: tales and anecdotes collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project, 1935-1942
By WPA Montana's Writer's Project, Megan Hiller, WPA Montana Writer's Project Staff. 1999
Between 1935 and 1942, the field workers for the Montana Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), conducted oral…
history interviews and researched folklore for a Montana folklore publication. Read about beer rustling in Butte, horses so fast they can outrun a storm, winters so cold they'll freeze your shadow to the ground, and the touching first meeting of Brother Van and Kid Curry. Some of Montana's first pioneers recorded these outrageous and often hilarious tales covering everything from a poker-playing magpie to the accepted cure for a greedy hunter. Every Westerner with a sense of humor and heritage, and folklorists everywhere, must add this book to their collectionsThe Best book of riddles, puns, and jokes
By Bronnie Cunningham, Amy Aitken. 1979
Cricket's jokes, riddles and other stuff
By Marcia Leonard, Cricket Magazine Editors. 1977
The Soul of the Indian (Native American)
By Charles A Eastman, Charles Alexander Eastman, Charles Alexander. 2003
In The Soul of the Indian, Eastman brings to life the rich spirituality and morality of the Native Americans as…
they existed before contact with missionaries and other whites. This is a rare firsthand expression of native religion, without the filters imposed by translators or anthropologists. Rather than a scientific treatise, Eastman has written a book, "as true as I can make it to my childhood teaching and ancestral ideals, but from the human, not the ethnological standpoint." His discussions of the forms of ceremonial and symbolic worship, the unwritten scriptures, and the spirit world emphasize the universal quality and personal appeal of Native American religion. Adult. UnratedGulliver in Lilliput
By Margaret Hodges. 1995
Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
By Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6The witch of the Monongahela: folk magic in early Western Pennsylvania
By Thomas White. 2020
In the ancient hills and misty hollows of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, generations of locals have passed down stories of a…
woman with mysterious magical powers. People came from near and far to seek healing and protection through her strange rituals. Some even believed she could fly. Named Moll Derry and nicknamed the Witch of the Monongahela, her legend has been documented by writers and folklorists for more than two hundred years. She is intertwined in many regional tales, such as the Lost Children of the Alleghenies and Polly Williams and the White Rocks. Author Thomas White separates fact from fiction in the many versions of Moll Derry and recounts Western Pennsylvania's folk magic history along the way. 2020. Some violenceMary Had a Little Jam: And Other Silly Rhymes (Giggle Poetry)
By Bruce Lansky, Stephen Carpenter. 2004
These all-new, delightfully silly nursey rhymes recount the latest adventures of Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Old…
Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Little Bo-Beep, and other best-loved Mother Goose characters. Children have been waiting for this sequel for over 200 years. Sample verse: "Mary had a little jam; she spread it on a waffle. And if she hadn't eaten ten, she wouldn't feel so awful."This book is an iParenting Media Awards Back to School 2004 Winner: Poetry.Native American Tales and Legends (Dover Children's Evergreen Classics)
By Allan A. Macfarlan. 1968
This exciting collection contains more than thirty richly imaginative stories from a variety of Native American sources -- Cherokee to…
Zuñi, Pawnee to Midu -- covering a broad spectrum of subjects, as well as tales of little people, giants, and monsters, and of magic, enchantment, sorcery, and the spirit world.Readers will find stories telling how the earth, people, and bison were created and how fire was discovered, while others introduce the hero Glooscap and the Maiden of the Yellow Rocks. Still other traditional tales tell of the troubles Rabbit's boastfulness got him into, and about the clever ways Little Blue Fox managed to escape from Coyote.Among the stories in this collection are "The White Stone Canoe" (Chippewa), "Raven Pretends to Build a Canoe" (Tsimshian), "The Theft from the Sun" (Blackfoot), "The Loon's Necklace" (Iroquois), "The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting" (Cherokee), "The Coyote" (Pueblo), and "The Origin of the Buffalo and of Corn" (Cheyenne). Young people will delight in these tales, as will any reader interested in Native American stories or folklore in general.Wigwam Evenings: 27 Sioux Folk Tales (The Land of Oz)
By Elaine Goodale Eastman, Charles A Eastman. 2000
Each of the 27 captivating tales in this rich collection, passed down from generation to generation, long ago provided an…
evening's entertainment and instruction for Sioux youngsters sitting spellbound around the campfire. Shortened and simplified for young readers and listeners of today, the stories include creation myths, animal fables reminiscent of Aesop, and stories of brave heroes, beautiful princesses, wicked witches, cruel giants, and other universal characters. In these stories, however, the characters unmistakably belong to the fascinating world of the Plains Indians.Among the memorable tales in this collection are "The Buffalo and the Field-Mouse," "The Raccoon and the Bee-Tree," "Unktomee and His Bundle of Songs," "The Festival of the Little People," "The Little Boy Man," "The First Battle," "The Beloved of the Sun," "The Laugh-Maker," "The Girl Who Married the Star," "North Wind and Star Boy," "The Magic Arrows," "The Ghost-Wife," and 15 more. Chosen by Charles A. Eastman, who was raised as a Sioux in the 1870s and 1880s, the tales include such unforgettable characters as Unktomee, the sly one (much like Br'er Fox of the Uncle Remus stories); Chanotedah (an Indian brownie or gnome); and the cannibal giants Eya and Double-Face. Young readers and students of Native American legend and lore will delight in these authentic, time-honored stories.North American Indian Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
By W. T. Larned. 1997
Charming collection of 7 authentic Indian tales told by Iagoo the storyteller. Includes "The Little Boy and Girl in the…
Clouds," "The Child of the Evening Star," "The Boy Who Snared the Sun," "How the Summer Came," "Grasshopper," and 3 others. 29 new illustrations.Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird
By Vivian Vande Velde. 2005
Favorite North American Indian Legends (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
By Philip Smith. 1994
Here is a treasury of charming tales brimming with the humor, whimsy and imagination characteristic of Native American folklore. Specially…
chosen from children, the stories include an Algonquin tale of how Glooskap conquered the Great Bull-Frog, and how pollywogs, crabs, leeches, and other water creatures were created; "The Meeting of the Wild Animals," a Tsimshian myth recounting how the four seasons came into being and why all animals are afraid of the porcupine; "The Bear Man," a Cherokee legend about a hunter who lived with her prey; and "The Man Who Married the Moon," a Pueblo tale of a great chief, his beautiful wife, and the treachery of two evil corn maidens.These and nine other authentic tales offer a wealth of reading entertainment as well as insight into American Indian life and culture. Six new full-page illustrations by Thea Kliros enhance the text, printed in large, easy-to-read type.Ivanhoe
By Sir Walter Scott.