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Subject Author Title Call number Year
Afghanistan Shah, Idries The Old Woman and the Eagle 398.209581 S525ol 2003
Stampler, Ann Redisch The Wooden Sword 398.2089 S7833wo 2012
Africa Bethencourt, Kahran Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora 398.2 B562cr 2023
Africa Brett, Jan The Three Little Dassies 398.209688 B845th 2010
Africa Daly, Jude Sivu's Six Wishes: A Taoist Tale E D1535si 2010
York, M.J. How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have?: An African Folktale 398.2096 Y62ho 2013
African American Lester, Julian Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales 398.208996 L642un 1999
African American Lester, Julius John Henry 398.208996 L642jo 1994
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms 398.208996 S844to 1995
Algeria Schwartz, Howard The Sabbath Lion: A Jewish Folktale from Algeria 398.2089 S399sa 1992
Australia Murphy, Aunty Joy Birrarung Wilam 398.20899915 M978bi 2020
Wolkestein, Diane Sun Mother Wakes The World: An Australian Creation Story 398.20994 W862su 2004
Brazil Finch, Mary The Princess of the Springs: A Story From Brazil 398.20981 F492pr 2014
Cameroon Tchana, Katrin Sense Pass King: A Story from Cameroon 398.2096711 T249se 2002
China Chang, Cindy The Seventh Sister: A Chinese Legend 398.20951 C456se 1994
China Chin, Charlie China's Bravest Girl: The Legend of Hua Mu Lan 398.20951 C539ch 1993
China Demi Empty Pot 398.20951 D378emp 1990
China Hsyu, J.C. The Dinner That Cooked Itself 398.20951 H873di 2014
China Lingling Wen, Zhang The Mouse Bride 495.1 L298 2008
China Louie, Ai-Ling Yeh-Shen 398.20951 L888ye 1982
China Matula, Christina The Shadow in the Moon 398.20951 M445sh 2018
China Nunes, Shiho Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom 398.20951 N972ch 2013
China Wu, Cheng'en Havoc in Heaven 495.1 D111 1999
China Wu, Cheng'en The Monkey King and the Fruit of Immortality 495.1 J615 2004
China Wu, Cheng'en The Pig Bajie Ate Watermelon 495.1 Z63 2003
China Ye, Luying The Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River 398.20951 Y37od 2019
Young, Ed Monkey King E Y71mo 2001
Collective Laird, Elizabeth Folktales for a Better World: Stories of Peace and Kindness 398.2 L188fo 2022
Collective Williams, Dinah Amazing Immortals: A Guide to Gods and Goddesses Around the World 202.11 W722am 2024
Collective Leupin, Herbert Tales from the Brothers Grimm 398.20943 L653ta 2015
Collective Lupton, Hugh Tales of Mystery and Magic 398.2 L966tal 2010
Collective Sherman, Josepha Magic Hoofbeats: Horse Tales from Many Lands 398.2452 S553ma 2004
Spiegelman, Nadja Blancaflor 398.2098 S755bL 2021
Costa Rica Baden, Robert And Sunday Makes Seven 398.2097286 B134an 1990
Czech Republic Peters, Andrew Salt is Sweeter Than Gold 398.2109437 P481sa 1994
Sis, Peter The Three Golden Keys 398.209437 S622th 1994
Czechoslovakia Charles, Veronika Stretch, Swallow, & Stare 398.209437 C477st 1999
Eastern Europe Aylesworth, Jim My Grandfather's Coat 398.20947 A978my 2014
Kartheiser, Maka Strength in Unity 398.2094758 K18st 2018
England San Souci, Robert D. Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow 398.22 S229ro 2010
Ethiopia Day, Nancy R. Lion's Whiskers: An Ethiopian Folktale 398.20963 D274li 1995
Finland Shepard, Aaron The Songs of Power: A Finnish Tale of Magic 398.2094897 S547so 2007
France Brett, Jan Beauty and the Beast 398.21 B845be2 2011
France Craft, Mahlon Beauty and the Beast 398.21 C8848be 2016
Pinkney, Jerry Puss in Boots 398.20944 P655pu 2012
Germany Hobbie, Holly Hansel & Gretel 398.21 H682ha 2015
Hoffman, Mary The Twelve Dancing Princesses 398.20943 H711tw 2012
Ghana Kojo, K.P. The Parade: A Stampede of Stories about Ananse, the Trickster Spider 398.209667 K795pa 2010
Musgrove, Margaret Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth 398.209667 M987sp 2001
Greece Lupton, Hugh The Adventures of Achilles 398.20938 L966ach 2012
Haiti StJohn, Amanda Bouki Cuts Wood: A Haitian Folktale 398.2097294 S8625bo 2012
Wolkestein, Diane Bouki Dances the Kokioko: A Comical Tale from Haiti 398.2097294 W862bo 1997
India Brett, Jan The Tale of the Tiger Slippers 398.20954 B845ta 2019
India Demi One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale 398.20954 D378on 1997
India Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee Grandma and the Great Gourd 398.2095414 D618gr 2013
India Mandana, Kavitha A Pair of Twins 398.20954 M271pa 2014
India Patel, Sanjay Ganesha's Sweet Tooth 398.2095982 P295ga 2012
India Soundar, Chitra Pattan's Pumpkin 398.20954 C543pa 2017
India Wolf, Gita Gobble You Up! 398.209544 W853go 2013
York, M.J. The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal: An Indian Folktale 398.20954 Y62ti 2013
Indonesia Angkasa, Clar Stories of the Islands 398.209598 A588st 2023
Indonesia Mason, Victor Balinese Children's Favorite Stories 398.2095986 M412ba 2001
Scott, Nathan R. The Sacred Banana Leaf 398.209598 S428sa 2008
Iran Kheiriyeh, Rashin Two Parrots 398.20955 K45tw 2014
Iran Laird, Elizabeth Pea Boy & Other Stories from Iran 398.20955 L188pe 2010
Iran Lumbard, Alexis York The Conference of the Birds E L9573co 2012
Vafaeian, Marjan The Parrot and the Merchant 891.5534 V125pa 2019
Ireland Muller, Robin The Nightwood 398.209415 M958ni 2010
Japan Icinori Issun Boshi: The One-Inch Boy 398.20952 I16is 2014
Japan Manley, Curtis The Crane Girl 398.20952 M279cr 2017
Japan Myers, Tim Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale 398.20952 M996ta 2003
Japan Nimi, Nankichi Gon, the Little Fox 398.20952 N691go 2015
Japan Souhami, Jessica The Strongest Boy in the World 398.20952 S721st 2014
York, M.J. The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Japanese Folktale 398.20952 Y63to 2013
Jewish Lamstein, Sarah Letter on the Wind Fic L2412le 2007
Stampler, Ann Redisch Rooster Prince of Breslov 398.2089 S7833ro 2010
Kenya StJohn, Amanda The Frog King: An African Folktale 398.2096762 S8625fr 2012
Korea Ku Rhee, Helena The Turtle Ship 398.209519 R469tu 2018
Liberia Paye, Won-Ldy & Margaret Lippert Head, Body, Legs: A Story From Liberia 398.2096662 P343he 2002
Mexico Gerson, Mary-Joan Fiesta Femenina 398.20972 G382fi 2005
Mexico Ryan, Pam Munoz Nacho and Lolita 398.208997 R989na 2005
Tonatiuh, Duncan The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes 398.20897452 T663pr 2017
Middle East Husain, Shahruka The Wise Fool: Fables from the Islamic World 398.20956 S5254wi 2011
Middle East Kimmel, Eric A. Joha Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale 398.20956 K492jo 2010
Middle East Kimmel, Eric A. John Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale 398.20956 K492jo 2010
Taylor, Sean Riding a Donkey Backwards 398.20956 T246ri 2018
Morocco Turk, Evan The Storyteller E T9387st 2016
Native American Boughman, Arvis Locklear Chicora and the Little People 398.209756 B758ch 2018
Native American Jones, Dan C. Living Ghosts & Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories 398.208997 J76Li 2021
Native American Jones, Dan C. Living Ghosts & Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories 398.208997 J76Li 2021
Native American McDonald, Kel (ed.) The Woman in the Woods and Other North American Stories 398.208997 W872 2022
Native American Weso, T. F. Pecore Native American Stories for Kids: 12 Traditional Stories from Indigenous Tribes Across North America 398.208997 W514na 2022
Native American Allen, Nancy First Fire: A Cherokee Folktale 398.208997 A428fi 2014
Native American Anaya, Rudolfo A. Roadrunner's Dance Fic A536ro 2000
Native American Atwater, Barbara, J. How Raven Got His Crooked Nose 398.209798 A887ho 2018
Native American Bania, Michael Kumak's House: A Tale of the Far North (Inupiat/Eskimo) 398.208997 B217kuh 2002
Native American Bruchac, Joseph First Strawberries: A Cherokee Legend 398.208997 B8875fi 1993
Native American Bruchac, Joseph The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story 398.208997 B8875fi 1993
Native American Bruchac, Joseph The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America 398.208997 B8875gi 1994
Native American Bruchac, Joseph The Hunter's Promise: An Abenaki Tale 398.208997 B887hu 2015
Native American Christopher, Neil On the Shoulder of a Giant 398.2097195 C556on 2015
Native American DePaola, Tomie The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush 398.208997 D419Le 1988
Native American Duncan, Barbara R. The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee 398.08997 O69 2008
Native American Dunn, Anne M. Fire in the Village 398.20899733 D923fi 2016
Native American Duvall, Deborah L. Rabbit and the Bears (Cherokee) 398.208997 D983ra 2004
Native American Duvall, Deborah L. Rabbit and the Fingerbone Necklace Story 398.208997 D983rab 2009
Native American Goble, Paul Her Seven Brothers (Cheyenne) 398.208997 G5752he2 1993
Native American Goble, Paul Star Boy (Siksika) 398.208997 G5752st2 1991
Native American Goble, Paul The Great Race of the Birds and Animals 398.208997 G5752gr 1985
Native American Haley, Gail Kokopelli Drum in Belly (Pueblo) 398.208997 H168ko 2003
Native American Howarth, Naomi The Crow's Tale 398.20973 H853cr 2015
Native American Johnny Marks, Hans Chester, David Katzeek, Nora Dauenhauer ḵa Richard Dauenhauer-ch áwé ya̲x hás ayawsitee ; Michaela Goade-ch kawshixít = Salmon boy Shanyaak'utlaa̲x 398.208997 S172 2017
Native American Mabery, Marilyne Virginia Right After Sundown 398.208997 M112ri 1991
Native American McDermott, Gerald Raven, a Trickster Tale From the Pacific Northwest 398.208997 M134ra 1993
Native American McLimans, David Big Turtle (Wyandot) 398.208997 M165bi 2011
Native American Moore, Elizabeth How the Gods Created the Finger People (Mayan) 398.2097283 M821ho 2011
Native American Rockwell, Anne Boy Who Wouldn't Obey: A Mayan legend 398.208997 R684bo 2000
Native American Sepehri, Sandy The Lazy Giant (Panama- Cuna) 398.208997 S479La 2007
Native American Tehanetorens Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush 398.2089975 T261sa 2020
Native American Tingle, Tim When Turtle Grew Feathers 398.208997 T588wh 2007
Webster, M.L. On the Trail Made of Dawn: Native American Creation Stories 398.208997 W382on 2001
Nepal Young, Ed I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket E Y71ia 2004
Netherlands York, M.J. The Boy at the Dike: A Dutch Folktale 398.209492 2013
Nigeria Olaleye, Issac O. In the Rainfield, Who Is the Greatest? E O42in 2000
Shepard, Aaron Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria 398.209669 S547ma 2001
North America McKissack, Patricia Ol' Clip-Clop E M158ol 2013
Norway Morris, Jackie East of the Sun, West of the Moon 398.209481 M876ea 2013
Norway Pinkney, Jerry The Three Billy Goats Gruff 398.209481 P655th 2017
Norway Ramsden, Ashley Seven Fathers 398.209481 R182se 2011
Norway Shepard, Aaron Master Maid: A Tale of Norway 398.209481 S547ma 1997
Yolen, Jane Sister Bear: A Norse Tale 398.209481 Y54si 2011
Panama Sepehri, Sandra The Monkey's New Drum 398.2097287 S479mo 2007
Persia Shahegh, Mahvash The Green Musician E S5258gr 2015
Philippines San Souci, Robert D. Pedro and the Monkey 398.209599 S197pe 1996
Poland Walser, David The Glass Mountain 398.209438 W222gl 2014
Puerto Rico Lazaro, Georgina The Legend of the Coqui E L431Le 2019
Puerto Rico Montes, Marisa Juan Bobo Goes to Work 398.208996 L642jo 2000
Weber, VIcky Taino Tales 398.209729 W376ta 2020
Romani O'Neill, Richard Yokki and the Parno Guy 398.209429 O58yo 2016
Russia Morgunova, Anna Visilisa the Beautiful: A Russian Folktale 398.20947 M852va 2015
Pirotta, Saviour Firebird 398.20947 P672fi 2010
Scotland Breslin, Theresa An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures 398.2454 B842il 2015
South Africa Heale, Jay African Myths and Legends 398.20968 H434af 2008
Spain Ada, Alma Flor Three Golden Oranges 398.20946 A191th 1999
Sweden Rydaker, Ewa Lucia Morning in Sweden 398.2109485 R992Lu 2014
Tanzania Kilaka, John True Friends 398.209678 K48tr 2006
Tibet Berger, Barbara All the Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet 398.209515 B496al 2002
Hume, Lotta Favorite Children's Stories from China and Tibet 398.209515 H921fa 2002
Turkey Demi Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey 398.209561 D378hu 2004
Ukraine Kimmel, Eric A. One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes 398.209477 K49on 1996
Noble, Trinka H. A Christmas Spider's Miracle 398.209477 N7522ch 2011
Vietnam Cleveland, Rob How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam 398.209597 C635ho 2006
West Indies Alvarez, Julia The Secret Footprints 398.2097293 A473se 2000
Bryan, Ashley Can't Scare Me 398.209729 B915ca 2013
Zambia Don, Lari The Tortoise's Gift: A Story from Zambia 398.2096894 D674to 2012