Traditional Literature for Children

Subject Author Title Call number Year
Kartheiser, Maka Strength in Unity

398.2094758 K18st

2018
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 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 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 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
Czechoslavakia Charles, Veronika Stretch, Swallow, & Stare

398.209437 C477st

1999
Eastern Europe Aylesworth, Jim My Grandfather's Coat

398.20947 A978my

2014
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 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 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 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