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STORYTELLING BIBLIOGRAPHY

Janice M. Del Negro, PhD

Folk & Fairy Tale Picture Books

Aardema, Verna. Bimwili and the Zimwi. Illus. by Susan Meddaugh. Dial, 1985. ISBN 0-8037-0212-4 and ISBN 9780803702127. [African]
———. Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico. Illus. by Petra Mathers. Knopf, 1991. ISBN 0-679-80921-X and ISBN 9780679809210. [Mexican]
———. How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck. Illus. by Marcia Brown. Scholastic, 1995. ISBN 0-590-48367-6 and ISBN 9780590483674. [African]
———. Jackal’s Flying Lesson. Illus. by Dale Gottlieb. Knopf, 1995. ISBN 0-679-85813-X and ISBN 9780679858133. [South African]
———. Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia. Illus. by Joe Cepeda. Schwartz/Atheneum, 1999. ISBN 0-6898-5677-6 and ISBN 9780689856778. [African]
———. Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire. Illus. by Will Hillenbrand. Knopf, 1991. ISBN 0-679-80081-6 and ISBN 9780679800811. [African]
———. Who’s in Rabbit’s House? Illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon. Dial, 1979. ISBN 0-8037-9551-3 and ISBN 9780803795518. [African]
———. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears. Illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon. Puffin, 1978. ISBN 0-8037-6089-2 and ISBN 9780803760899. [African] Alvitre, Cindi, and Carly Lake. Waa'aka': The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun. Berkeley, CA: Heyday, 2020. ISBN: 9781597145091 and 1597145092 [Tongan]
Arnold, Katya, reteller and illustrator. Baba Yaga. North-South, 1993. ISBN 1-55858-208-8 [Russian] Arrington, H. Anansi’s Narrow Waist: A Tale from Ghana. Pelican, 2016. [African/Ghanian]
Asbjørnsen, Peter C., and Jørgen E. Moe. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Illus. by Marcia Brown. Harcourt, 1991. ISBN 0-15-690150-1 and ISBN 9780156901505. [Norwegian]
Atwater, Barbara, et al. How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena'ina fable. Berkeley, California: Alaska Northwest Books, 2018. ISBN: 9781513260952 and 1513260952. Aylesworth, Jim. My Grandfather’s Coat. Scholastic Press, 2014.
_____. The Tale of Tricky Fox: A New England Trickster Tale. Illus. by Barbara McClintock. Scholastic, 2001. ISBN 0-4390-9543-3 and ISBN 9780439095433. [American]
Bang, Molly Garrett. Wiley and the Hairy Man. Macmillan, 1976. ISBN 0-02-708370-5 and ISBN 9780027083705. How Wiley and his mother trick the Hairy Man. [African American]
Barrager, Brigette, reteller. Twelve Dancing Princesses. Chronicle Books, 2011.
Batori, Susan. It is a Tree. Holiday House, 2020. ISBN: 9780823445318 and 0823445313. [Indian]
Batt, Tanya Robyn. The Faerie’s Gift. Illus. by Nicoletta Ceccoli. Barefoot, 2003. ISBN 1-8414-8998-0 and ISBN 9781841489988. [Irish]
Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn. The Shaking Bag. Illus. by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson. Whitman, 2000. ISBN 0-8075-7328-0 and ISBN 9780807573280. [African American]
Bell, Anthea, tr. Vasilia the Beautiful: A Russian Folktale. Minedition, 2015. [Russian]
Belpré, Pura, reteller. Perez and Martina: A Puerto Rican Folktale. Illus. by Carlos Sanchez. Viking, 1991. [Puerto Rican]
Birdseye, Tom, reteller. Soap! Soap! Don’t Forget the Soap! An Appalachian Folktale. Illus. by Andrew Glass. Holiday House, 1993. ISBN 0-8234-1005-6 and ISBN 9780823410057. [North American/Appalachian] Bradman, Tony. The King Who Thought He Was Clever: A Folk Tale from Russia. Illus. by Juanbjuan Oliver. London: Collins, 2017. ISBN: 9780008179403 and 0008179409.
Brett, Jan, adapter and illustrator. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Dodd, Mead, 1987. ISBN 0-399-22004-6 and ISBN 9780399220043. [English]
———. The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale. Putnam, 2009. ISBN 0-399-25296-7 and ISBN 9780399252969. [Ukrainian]
_____. The Turnip. Putnam, 2015. [Russian]
Brewer, Elizabeth. Peg Bearskin: a traditional Newfoundland tale. St John’s, NL: Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides. 2019. [Canadian]
Brooke, L. Leslie, illustrator. The Golden Goose Book. Houghton Mifflin, 1992. ISBN 0-395-61303-5 and ISBN 9780395613030. [English]
Brown, Marcia, reteller and illustrator. Once a Mouse. Simon & Schuster, 1972. ISBN 0-684-12662-1 and ISBN 9780684126623. [Indian]
Bruchac, Joseph. The Hunter’s Promise: An Abenaki Tale. Wisdom Tales, 2015. [Native American]
Bruchac, Joseph, and James Bruchac. How Chipmunk Got His Stripes. Illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Dial, 2001. ISBN 0-8037-2404-7 and ISBN 9780803724044. [Native American]
———. Raccoon’s Last Race: A Traditional Abenaki Story. Illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Dial, 2004. ISBN 0-8037-2977-4 and ISBN 9780803729773. [Native American]
———. Turtle’s Race with Beaver: A Traditional Seneca Story. Illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Dial, 2003. ISBN 0-1424-0466-7 and ISBN 9780142404669. [Native American] Bruchac, Joseph, and Gayle Ross, retellers. The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale. Illus. by Virginia A. Stroud. Dial, 1995. ISBN 0-8037-1737-7 and ISBN 9780803717374. [Native American]
Burningham, John. Tug-Of-War. Candlewick Press, 2013. [African/Nigerian]
Bryan, Ashley, reteller and illustrator. The Cat’s Purr. Simon & Schuster, 1985. ISBN 0-689-31086-2 and ISBN 9780689310867. How Cat lost his drum and got his purr. [West Indian]
———. The Dancing Granny. Simon & Schuster, 1987. ISBN 0-689-71149-2 and ISBN 9780689711497. [West Indian] ———. Turtle Knows Your Name. Simon & Schuster, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31578-3 and ISBN 9780689315787. [West Indian] Bushyhead, Robert H. Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend. Illus. by Kristina Rodanas. Marshall Cavendish, 2002. ISBN 0-7614-5113-7 and ISBN 9780761451136. [Native American] Byrd, Robert. Brave Chicken Little. Viking, 2014.
Casanova, Mary. The Hunter: a Chinese Folktale. Illus. by Ed Young. Atheneum, 2000. ISBN 0-6898-2906-X and ISBN 9780689829062. [Chinese]
Casey, Dawn, ad. Babushka. Good Books, 2016. [Russian/Religious]
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Bone Soup: A Spooky, Tasty Tale. Illus. by Tom Knight. New York,
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. ISBN: 9781481486088 and 148148608X
Causley, Charles. The Mermaid of Zennor. Illus. by Michael Foreman. London: Orchard, 2012. ISBN: 9781408319543 and 1408319543.
Chen, Jiang-Hong. The Tiger Prince. Trans. by Alyson Waters. New York, NY: NYR Children’s Collection, 2018. ISBN: 9781681372945 and 1681372940. [Chinese]
Chitra, Soundar. Pattan’s Pumpkin: An Indian Flood Story. Otter-Barry, 2016. [Indian]
Choi, Ann Y. K. Once Upon an Hour. Illus. by Soyeon Kim. Victoria, British Columbia: Orca Book Publishers, 2020. ISBN: 9781459821279 and 1459821270 [Korean]
Christopher, Neil, ad. The Dreaded Ogress of the Tundra. Inhabit, 2015. [Inuit]
——. On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale. Inhabit, 2015. [Inuit] Clark, Emma Chichester, ad. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Candlewick, 2011. Cohen-Janca, Irène, et al. The Golem of Prague. Annick Press, 2017. [Jewish]
Cole, Joanna, reteller. It’s Too Noisy! Illus. by Kate Duke. HarperCollins, 1989. ISBN 0-690-04735-5 and ISBN 9780690047356. [Jewish]
Compestine, Ying Chang. The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes. After H. C. Andersen. Illus. by David Roberts. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018. ISBN: 9781419725425 1419725424.
_____. The Real Story of Stone Soup. Illus. by Stephane Jorisch. Dutton, 2007. ISBN 0-5254-7493-5 and ISBN 9780525474937. [Chinese]
Compton, Patricia A., reteller. The Terrible EEK: A Japanese Tale. Illus. by Sheila Hamanaka. Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-671-73737-6 and ISBN 9780671737375. [Japanese]
Conover, Chris, reteller and illustrator. Froggie Went A-Courting. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. ISBN 0-374-32466-2 and ISBN 9780374324667. [British]
Coombs, Kate. Hans My Hedgehog: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm. Atheneum Books, 2012. [German]
Cooper, Susan, reteller. The Selkie Girl. Illus. by Warwick Hutton. Simon & Schuster, 1986. ISBN 0-689-50390-3 and ISBN 9780689503900. [Celtic] ———. The Silver Cow: A Welsh Tale. Illus. by Warwick Hutton. Simon & Schuster, 1983. ISBN 0-689-50236-2 [Welsh]
———. Tam Lin. Illus. by Warwick Hutton. Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-689-50505-1 [Scottish]
Cowley, Joy. The Wishing of Biddy Malone. Illus. by Christopher Denise. Philomel, 2004. ISBN 0-399-23404-7 and ISBN 9780399234040. [Irish]
Crews, Nina. Jack and the Beanstalk. Henry Holt, 2011.
Croll, Carolyn, reteller and illustrator. The Three Brothers. Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0-399-22195-6 and ISBN 9780399221958. [German/Latvian]
Cullen, Lisa Anne. Three Wild Pigs: A Carolina Folktale. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 2018. ISBN: 9781611179446 and 1611179440.
Czernecki, Stefan, and Timothy Rhodes. The Singing Snake. Illus. by Stefan Czernecki. Hyperion, 1993. ISBN 1-56282-399-X and ISBN 9781562823993. [Australian]
Daly, Jude. Sivu’s Six Wishes. Eerdmean’s Books for Young Readers, 2010. [Chinese]
Dasent, George Webbe, translator. East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon. Introduction by Naomi Lewis. Illus. by P. J. Lynch. Candlewick, 1992. ISBN 1-56402-049-5 and ISBN 9781564020499. [Norwegian]
Day, Nancy Raines, reteller. The Lion’s Whiskers: An Ethiopian Folktale. Illus. by Ann Grifalconi. Scholastic, 1995. ISBN 0-590-45803-5 and ISBN 9780590458030. [Ethiopian]
Dayrell, Elphinstone. Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky. Illus. by Blair Lent. Houghton Mifflin, 1990. ISBN 0-395-53963-3 and ISBN 9780395539637. [African]
de Gerez, Toni. Louhi, Witch of North Farm: A Story from Finland’s Epic Poem the Kalevala. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. Viking, 1986. ISBN 0-670-80556-4 and ISBN 9780670805563. [Finnish]
de Gerez, Tree. When Bear Came Down from the Sky. Illus. by Lisa Desimini. Viking, 1994. ISBN 0-670-85171-X and ISBN 9780670851713. [Finnish]
de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. Little Sister and the Month Brothers. Illus. by Margot Tomes. Lothrop, 1994. ISBN 0-688-05293-2 and ISBN 9780688052935. [Czechoslovakian]
Deedy, Carmen Agra. Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale. Illus. by Michael Austin. Peachtree, 2007. ISBN 1-5614-5399-4 and ISBN 9781561453993. [Cuban]
_____. The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet! Scholastic, 2017.
Deer, Beatrice, and D J. Herron. The Fox Wife. Inhabit Media, 2018. [Inuit]
DeFelice, Cynthia, adapter. Cold Feet. Illus. by Robert Andrew Parker. Dorling Kindersley, 2000. ISBN 0-7894-2636-6 and ISBN 9780789426369. [Scottish] ———. The Dancing Skeleton. Illus. by Robert Andrew Parker. Macmillan, 1989. ISBN 0-02-726452-1 and ISBN 9780027264524. [American]
———. One Potato, Two Potato. Illus. by Andrea U’Ren. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. ISBN 0-3743-5640-8 and ISBN 9780374356408. [Irish]
DeFelice, Cynthia, and Mary DeMarsh, retellers. Three Perfect Peaches: A French Folktale. Illus. by Irene Trivas. Orchard, 1995. ISBN 0-531-06872-2 and ISBN 9780531068724. [French]
Demi, adapter and illustrator. The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey. McElderry, 2004. ISBN 0-6898-4680-0 and ISBN 9780689846809. [Turkish]
———. The Stonecutter. Knopf, 1995. ISBN 0-517-59864-7 and ISBN 9780517598641. [Chinese] Diakité, Baba Wagué. The Hatseller and the Monkeys. Scholastic, 1999. ISBN 0-590-96069-5 [African]
———. The Hunterman and the Crocodile. Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-89828-0 and ISBN 9780590898287. [African]
———. The Magic Gourd. Scholastic, 2003. ISBN 0-4395-3960-4 and ISBN 9780439439602. [African]
———. Mee-an and the Magic Serpent: A Story from Mali. Groundwood, 2006. ISBN 0-8889-9719-1 and ISBN 9780888997197. [African]
Doerrfeld, Cori. Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Real Story. Dial, 2012.
Doyle, Malachy. Hungry! Hungry! Hungry! Illus. by Paul Hess. Peachtree, 2001. ISBN 1-56145-241-6 and ISBN 9781561452415. [British]
Duvall, Deborah L. How Rabbit Lost His Tail: A Traditional Cherokee Legend. University of New Mexico Press, 2003. ISBN 0-82633010-X and ISBN 9780826330109. [Native American]
---———. Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting: A Traditional Cherokee Legend. Illus. by Murv Jacob. University of New Mexico Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8263-3336-2 and ISBN 9780826333360. [Native American]
Echewa, Obinkaram. The Magic Tree: A Folktale from Nigeria. Illus. by E. B. Lewis. Morrow, 1999. ISBN 0-6881-6232-0 and ISBN 9780688162320. [African] Ehlert, Lois. Cuckoo/Cucú: A Mexican Folktale. Harcourt, 2000. ISBN 0-1520-0274-X [Mexican]
Ehlert, Lois, illustrator. Moon Rope: A Peruvian Folktale/Un lazo a la luna: Una leyenda peruana. Translated into Spanish by Amy Price. Harcourt, 1992. ISBN 0-15-255343-6 and ISBN 9780152553432. [South American/Peruvian] Eilenberg, Max. Beauty and the Beast. Illus. by Angela Barrett. Candlewick Press, 2006. ISBN 0-7636-3160-4 [French] Faulkner, William J., reteller. Brer Tiger and the Big Wind. Illus. by Roberta Wilson. Morrow, 1995. ISBN 0-688-12985-4 and ISBN 9780688129859. [African American]
Fléchais, Amélie. The Little Red Wolf. CubHouse, 2017.
Forest, Heather. Feathers: A Jewish Tale from Eastern Europe. Illus. by Marcia Cutchin. August House, 2005. ISBN 0-8748-3755-1 and ISBN 9780874837551. [Jewish]
Fowles, Shelley. The Bachelor and the Bean. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. ISBN 0-3743-0478-5. [Jewish]
Galdone, Joanna. The Tailypo: A Ghost Story. Illus. by Paul Galdone. Houghton Mifflin, 1984. ISBN 0-395-30084-3 and ISBN 9780395300848. [African American]
Galdone, Paul. What’s in Fox’s Sack? Houghton Mifflin, 1987. ISBN 0-89919-062-6 and ISBN 9780899190624. [English] Gershator, David, and Phillis Gershator. Kallaloo! A Caribbean Tale. Illus. by Diane Greenseid. Marshall Cavendish, 2005. ISBN 0-7614-5110-2 and ISBN 9780761451105. [West Indian]
Gershator, Phillis, reteller. Tukama Tootles the Flute: A Tale from the Antilles. Illus. by Synthia Saint James. Orchard, 1994. ISBN 0-531-06811-0 and ISBN 9780531068113. [West Indian]
Gerson, Mary-Joan, reteller. How Night Came from the Sea: A Story from Brazil. Illus. by Carla Golembe. Little, Brown, 1994. ISBN 0-316-30855-2 and ISBN 9780316308557. [South American]
———. Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale. Illus. by Carla Golembe. Little, Brown, 1992. ISBN 0-316-30852-8 and ISBN 9780316308526. [African]
Gibb, Sarah. Rapunzel. Albert Whitman, 2011.
González, Lucía M., reteller. The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale. Illus. by Lulu Delacre. Scholastic, 1994. ISBN 0-590-46843-X and ISBN 9780590468435. [Cuban]
Gray, Luli. The Pear Tree: A Folktale. Penny Candy Books, 2019.
Greene, Ellin. The Little Golden Lamb. Illus. by Rosanne Litzinger. Clarion, 2000. ISBN 0-3957-1526-1 and ISBN 9780395715260. [Hungarian]
Greene, Ellin, reteller. Billy Beg and His Bull. Illus. by Kimberly Bulcken Root. Holiday House, 1994. ISBN 0-8234-1100-1 and ISBN 9780823411009. [Irish]
———. Ling-Li and the Phoenix Fairy: A Chinese Folktale. Illus. by Zong-Zhou Wang. Houghton Mifflin, 1996. ISBN 0-395-71528-8 and ISBN 9780395715284. [Chinese]
Greene, Jacqueline Dembar, reteller. What His Father Did. Illus. by John O’Brien. Houghton Mifflin, 1992. ISBN 0-395-55042-4 and ISBN 9780395550427. [Jewish]
Gregorowski, Christopher. Fly, Eagle, Fly! An African Fable. Illus. by Niki Daly. McElderry, 2000. ISBN 0-6898-2398-3 and ISBN 9780689823985. [African]
Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. The Bremen Town Musicians. Illus. by Bernadette Watts. Translated by Anthea Bell. North-South, 1992. ISBN 1-55858-140-5 and ISBN 9781558581401 [German]
———. The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs. Retold and illus. by Nonny Hogrogian. Knopf, 1983. ISBN 0-394-95560-9 and ISBN 9780394955605. [German]
———. The Elves and the Shoemaker. Retold and illus. by Bernadette Watts. North-South, 1986. ISBN 1-55858-035-2 and ISBN 9781558580350. [German]
_____. The Frog Prince. Illus. by Sybille Schenker. Michael Neugebauer Publishing, 2018. ISBN: 9789888341474 and 9888341472.
———. The Frog Prince or Iron Henry. Translated by Naomi Lewis. Illus. by Binette Schroeder. North-South, 1989. ISBN 1-55858-015-8 and ISBN 9781558580152. Ideal for sharing in the picture-book hour. [German] ———. Hansel and Gretel. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Penguin/Minedition, 2008. (Reissue) ISBN 0-698-40078-X and ISBN 9780698400788. [German]
———. Little Red. Illus. by Bethan Woolvin. Atlanta: Peachtree, 2016. ISBN: 1561459178 9781561459179.
———. Little Red Cap. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Penguin/Minedition, 2006. (Reissue) ISBN 0-698-40053-4 and ISBN 9780698400534. [German]
———. Little Red Riding Hood. Retold and illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Holiday House, 1983. ISBN 0-8234-0653-9 and ISBN 9780823406531. [German]
———. Rapunzel. Ad. by Barbara Rogasky. Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Holiday House, 2019 ISBN: 9780823442805 and 0823442802.
———. The Seven Ravens. Translated by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-88708-092-8 and ISBN 9780887080920. [German]
———. The Sleeping Beauty. Retold and illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Little, Brown, 1983. ISBN 0-316-38708-8 and ISBN 9780316387088. [German]
———. Snow White and Rose Red. Retold and illus. by Barbara Cooney. Delacorte, 1991. ISBN 0-385-30175-8 and ISBN 9780385301756. [German]
———. Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs. Translated by Randall Jarrell. Illus. by Nancy Burkert. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972. ISBN 0-374-37099-0 and ISBN 9780374370992. [German]
———. Wild Swans. Illus. by Gerda Raidt. NorthSouth, 2014. ISBN: 0735841721 and ISBN: 978-0735841727.
———. The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. Illus. by Felix Hoffman. Harcourt, 1959. [German] Guertin, Annemarie Riley. How the Finch Got His Colors. Illus. by Helena Pérez García. Sanger, CA: Familius LLC, 2018. ISBN: 9781945547775 and 1945547774.
Hague, Michael. Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story. SeaStar, 2001. ISBN 1-5871-7058-2 and ISBN 9781587170584. [Irish] Haley, Gail E. Jack and the Bean Tree. Crown, 1986. ISBN 0-517-55717-7 and ISBN 9780517557174. [North American/Appalachian]
———. Jack and the Fire Dragon. Crown, 1988. ISBN 0-517-56814-4 and ISBN 9780517568149. [North American/Appalachian]
———. A Story, a Story: An African Tale. Simon & Schuster, 1970. ISBN 0-689-20511-2 and ISBN 9780689205118. [African]
Hamilton, Virginia. Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl. Illus. by James E. Ransome. Blue Sky/Scholastic, 2003. ISBN 0-5904-7376-X and ISBN 9780590473767. [African American]
———. Wee Winnie Witch’s Skinny: An Original African American Scare Tale. Illus. by Barry Moser. Blue Sky/Scholastic, 2004. ISBN 0-5902-8880-6 and ISBN 9780590288804. [African American]
Han, Suzanne Crowder, reteller. Korean Folk and Fairy Tales. Hollym International, 2006. [Korean]
———. The Rabbit’s Escape. Illus. by Yumi Heo. Holt. 1995. ISBN 0-8050-2675-4 and ISBN 9780805026757. [Korean] ———. The Rabbit’s Judgment. Illus. by Yumi Heo. Holt, 1994. ISBN 0-8050-2674-6 and ISBN 9780805026740. [Korean] Han, Soma, and John C. Stickler. Maya and the Turtle: A Korean Fairy Tale. Tuttle Pub., 2012. [Korean] Harper, Wilhelmina. The Gunniwolf. Illus. by Barbara Upton. Dutton, 2003. ISBN 0-5254-6785-8 and ISBN 9780525467854. [American]
Hastings, Selina, reteller. The Firebird. Illus. by Reg Cartwright. Candlewick, 1993. ISBN 1-56402-096-7 and ISBN 9781564020963. [Eastern Europe]
Hayes, Joe. El Cucuy! A Bogeyman Cuento. Illus. by Honorio Robledo. Cinco Puntos Press, 2001. ISBN 0-93831754-7 and ISBN 9780938317548. [Hispanic]
———. The Weeping Woman (La Llorona): A Hispanic Legend Told in Spanish and English. Illus. by Vicki Trego Hill and Mona Pennypecker. Cinco Puntos Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9383-1739-3 and ISBN 9780938317395. [Hispanic] _____. Watch Out for Clever Women! /Cuidado con las mujeres astutas! Cinco Puntos Press,1996.
Hazell, Rebecca. Sweeper: A Buddhist Tale. Shambhala, 2017. [Buddhist/Indian]
Heyer, Marilee. The Weaving of a Dream: A Chinese Folktale. Viking, 1986. ISBN 0-670-80555-6 [Chinese] Hodges, Margaret. The Little Humpbacked Horse. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. ISBN 0-374-44495-1 [Russian] Hodgkinson, Leigh. Goldilocks and Just One Bear. Nosy Crow, 2012.
Hong, Lily Toy, reteller and illustrator. Two of Everything. Whitman, 1993. ISBN 0-8075-8157-7 [Chinese] Hooks, William H. Moss Gown. Illus. by Donald Carrick. Houghton Mifflin, 1987. ISBN 0-89919-460-5 and ISBN 9780899194608. [North American]
———. The Three Little Pigs and the Fox. Illus. by S. D. Schindler. Macmillan, 1989. ISBN 0-02-744431-7 and ISBN 9780027444315. [North American/Appalachian]
Horowitz, Dave. Never Satisfied: The Story of the Stonecutter. Nancy Paulsen, 2018. [Chinese]
Hort, Lenny, reteller. The Fool and the Fish. Illus. by Gennady Spirin. Dial, 1990. ISBN 0-8037-0861-0 and ISBN 9780803708617. [Russian]
Howe, John, reteller and illustrator. Jack and the Beanstalk. Little, Brown, 1989. ISBN 0-316-37579-9 and ISBN 9780316375795. [English]
Hsyu, J.C. The Dinner that Cooked Itself. Flying High, 2014. [Chinese]
Hurst, Margaret M. Grannie and the Jumbie: A Caribbean Tale. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-0662-3632-0 and ISBN 9780066236322. [Caribbean]
Hurston, Zora Neale. Roy Makes a Car. Adapted by Mary E. Lyons. Illus. by Terry Widener. Atheneum, 2005. ISBN 0-689-84640-1 and ISBN 9780689846403. [African American]
Icinori. Issun Boshi: The One-Inch Boy. Nicholas Grindell, 2014. [Japanese]
Ikuutaq Rumbolt, Paula. The Origin of Day and Night. Lenny Lishchenko, illus. Iqaluit, Nunavut: Inhabit Media, 2018. [Inuit] ISBN: 1772271802 and 9781772271805. [Inuit] Imai, Ayano, ad. Puss & Boots. Minedition, 2014.
Ishii, Momoko, reteller. The Tongue-cut Sparrow. Translated from the Japanese by Katherine Paterson. Illus. by Suekichi Akaba. Dutton, 1987. ISBN 0-525-67199-4 and ISBN 9780525671992. [Japanese]
Jacobs, Joseph. King of the Cats. Illus. by Paul Galdone. Houghton Mifflin, 1980. ISBN 0-395-29030-9 and ISBN 9780395290309. A story for Halloween shivers. [English] ———. Tom Tit Tot. Illus. by Evaline Ness. Scribner, 1965. [English]
Jaffe, Nina, reteller. Older Brother, Younger Brother : A Korean Folktale. Illus. by Wenhai Ma. Viking, 1995. ISBN 0-670-85645-2 and ISBN 9780670856459. [Korean]
James, Elizabeth. The Woman Who Married a Bear. Illus. by Atanas Matsoureff. Simply Read Books, 2017. ISBN-10: 192701865X and ISBN-13: 978-1927018651.
Janisch, Heinz. The Fire: An Ethiopian Folktale. Illus. by Fabricio VandenBroeck. Groundwood, 2002. ISBN 0-8889-9450-8 and ISBN 9780888994509. [African]
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_____. The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes/Xiaǒ zhūhé niángaō. New York, NY: Better Link Press, 2018. ISBN: 1602204535 and 9781602204539 [Chinese]
Jiang, Ji-Li. The Magical Monkey King. Illus. by Hui-Hui Su-Kennedy. HarperCollins, 2002. ISBN 0-0602-9544-9 and ISBN 9780060295448. [Chinese]
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———. Fearless Jack. McElderry, 2001. ISBN 0-6898-3296-6 and ISBN 9780689832963. [North American/Appalachian]
———. Jack Outwits the Giants. McElderry, 2002. ISBN 0-689-83902-2 and ISBN 9780689839023. [North American/Appalachian]
Jules, Jacqueline. Feathers for Peacock. Wisdom Tales, 2016.
_____. The Generous Fish. Ills. by Frances Tyrell. Wisdom Tales, 2020. ISBN 9781937786793. [Jewish]
Kajikawa, Kimiko. Yoshi’s Feast. Illus. by Yumi Heo. DK Ink, 2000. ISBN 0-7894-2607-2 and ISBN 9780789426079. [Japanese]
Kellogg, Steven, reteller and illustrator. Jack and the Beanstalk. Morrow, 1991. ISBN 0-688-10250-6 and ISBN 9780688102500. [English]
Kimmel, Eric A., reteller. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock. Illus. by Janet Stevens. Holiday House, 1990. ISBN 0-8234-0689-X and ISBN 9780823406890. [African]
_____. Nicanor’s Gate. Ills. by Alida Massari. Kar-Ben Publishing, 2020. ISBN 9781541574526. [Jewish]
———. The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East. Illus. by Leonard Everett Fisher. Holiday House, 1994. ISBN 0-8234-1115-X and ISBN 9780823411153. [Middle East]
_____. Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan. Illus. by Mordicai Gerstein. Holiday House, 2003. ISBN 0-8234-1877-4 and ISBN 9780823418770. [Japanese]
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———. Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale. Little, Brown, 1993. ISBN 0-316-50010-0 and ISBN 9780316500104. [African]
Krishnaswami, Uma. The Girl of the Wish Garden: A Thumbelina Story. Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2013. ISBN: 9781554983247 and 155498324X.
Kurtz, Jane, reteller. Fire on the Mountain. Illus. by E. B. Lewis. Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN 0-671-88268-6 and ISBN 9780671882686. [African/Ethiopian] Kushner, Lawrence, and Gary Schmidt. In God’s Hands. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-5802-3224-8 and ISBN 9781580232241. [Jewish]
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Lang, Andrew, reteller. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Illus. by Errol Le Cain. Puffin, 1983. ISBN 0-14-050389-7 and ISBN 9780140503890. [Middle East]
Langton, Jane, reteller. Salt: A Russian Folktale. Translated by Alice Plume. Illus. by Ilse Plume. Hyperion, 1992. ISBN 1-56282-178-4 and ISBN 9781562821784. [Russian]
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Lee, Jeanne M. Toad Is the Uncle of Heaven: A Vietnamese Folktale. Holt, 1989. ISBN 0-8050-1147-1 and ISBN 9780805011470. [Vietnamese]
Leray, Marjolaine. Little Red Hood. Phoenix Yard Books, 2011.
Levine, Arthur A., reteller. The Boy Who Drew Cats: A Japanese Folktale. Illus. by Frédéric Clément. Dial, 1994. ISBN 0-8037-1172-7 and ISBN 9780803711723. [Japanese]
Lewis, J. Patrick. The Frog Princess: A Russian Folktale. Paintings by Gennady Spirin. Dial, 1994. ISBN 0-8037-1623-0 and ISBN 9780803716230. [Russian]
Lexau, Joan M. Crocodile and Hen. Illus. by Doug Cushman. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-0602-8486-2 and ISBN 9780060284862. [African]
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Lopez, Silvia. Pacho Nacho. Ills. by Pablo Pino. Capstone Editions, 2020. ISBN 9781684460984.
Lottridge, Celia Barber, reteller. The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Folktale. Illus. by Ian Wallace. Simon & Schuster, 1990. ISBN 0-689-50490-X and ISBN 9780689504907. [African]
Lunge-Larsen, Lise. The Race of the Birkebeiners. Illus. by Mary Azarian. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN 0-618-10313-9 and ISBN 9780618103133. [Norwegian]
MacDonald, Amy. Please, Malese! A Trickster Tale from Haiti. Illus. by Emily Lisker. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. ISBN 0-3743-6000-6 and ISBN 9780374360009. [Haitian]
MacDonald, Margaret Read. The Boy from the Dragon Palace. Albert Whitman, 2011. [Chinese]
———. Conejito: A Folktale from Panama. Illus. by Geraldo Valerio. August House, 2006. ISBN 0-8748-3779-0 and ISBN 9780874837797. [Latin American]
———. Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale. Illus. by Julie Paschkis. August House, 2001. ISBN 0-8748-3765-0 and ISBN 9780874837650. [Danish]
———. Go to Sleep, Gecko! A Balinese Folktale. Illus. by Geraldo Valerio. August House, 2006. ISBN 0-8748-3780-4 and ISBN 9780874837803. [Balinese]
———. The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain. Illus. by Julie Paschkis. August House, 2007. ISBN 0-8748-3808-8 and ISBN 9780874838084. [British]
———. Little Rooster’s Diamond Button. Illus. by Will Terry. Albert Whitman, 2007. ISBN 0-8075-4644-5 and ISBN 9780807546444. [Hungarian]
———. Mabela the Clever. Illus. by Tim Coffey. Albert Whitman, 2001. ISBN 0-8075-4902-9 and ISBN 9780807549025. [African]
Maddern, Eric, reteller. Rainbow Bird: An Aboriginal Folktale from Northern Australia. Illus. by Adrienne Kennaway. Little, Brown, 1993. ISBN 0-316-54314-4 and ISBN 9780316543149. [Australian/Aboriginal]
Maier, Brenda. The Little Red Fort. Scholastic Press, 2018.
Maggi, María Elena. The Great Canoe: A Kariña Legend. Illus. by Gloria Calderón. Translated by Elisa Amado. Douglas & McIntyre, 2001. ISBN 0-8889-9444-3 and ISBN 9780888994448. [Venezuelan]
Mahy, Margaret, reteller. The Seven Chinese Brothers. Illus. by Jean Tseng and Mousien Tseng. Scholastic, 1990. ISBN 0-590-42055-0 and ISBN 9780590420556. [Chinese]
Mala, Nsah. What the Moon Cooks. Illus. by Lutfia Kamish-Ebrahim S.l.: POW!, 2021. ISBN: 157687978X and 9781576879788 [Cameroon]
Manna, Anthony L. The Orphan: A Cinderella Story from Greece. Schwartz & Wade, 2011. [Greek] Manley, Curtis. The Crane Girl. Shen’s Books, 2017. [Japanese]
Marshak, Samuel, reteller. The Month Brothers: A Slavic Tale. Translated from the Russian by Thomas P. Whitney. Illus. by Diane Stanley. Morrow, 1983. ISBN 0-688-01510-7 and ISBN 9780688015107. [Czechoslovakian]
Marshall, Linda Elovitz. Good Night, Wind: A Yiddish Folktale. Holiday House, 2019. [Jewish]
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Manley, Curtis, ad. The Crane Girl. Illus. by Lin Wang. New York: Shen's Books/Lee & Low, 2017. ISBN: 9781885008572 and 1885008570.
Michels, Tilde, et al. Knocks in the Night. Unley: South Starfish Bay Children's Books, 2016. ISBN: 9781760360115 and 1760360112.
Milligan, Bryce. The Prince of Ireland and the Three Magic Stallions. Illus. by Preston McDaniels. Holiday House, 2003. ISBN 0-8234-1573-2 and ISBN 9780823415731. [Irish]
Mills, Lauren, reteller and illustrator. Tatterhood and the Hobgoblins: A Norwegian Folktale. Little, Brown, 1993. ISBN 0-316-57406-6 and ISBN 9780316574068. [Norwegian]
Mollel, Tolowa M., reteller. The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo Tale. Illus. by Barbara Spurll. Houghton Mifflin, 1994. ISBN 0-395-68845-0 and ISBN 9780395688458. [African] ———. The Orphan Boy. Illus. by Paul Morin. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. ISBN 0-89919-985-2 and ISBN 9780899199856. [African]
Morgunova, Anna. Vasilisa the Beautiful: A Russian Folktale. mineditionUS, 2015. ISBN: 9888240501 and ISBN: 978-9888240500.
Mortimer, Rachael. Red Riding Hood and the Sweet Little Wolf. Tiger Tales, 2012.
Murray, Alison. The Little Green Hen. Candlewick Press, 2019.
Nadler, Ben. The White Snake: Based on a Fairy Tale by the Grimm Brothers. Toon Books, 2019. Nadler, Jill Ross. Such a Library! A Yiddish folktale re-imagined. Ills. by Esther van den Berg. Intergalatic Afikoman, 2020. ISBN 9781951365028. [Jewish]
Najjar,̄ Taghrid̄ Arif̄. The Ghoul. Illus. by Hassan Manasra and Michel Moushabeck. Northampton, MA : Crocodile Books, 2020. ISBN: 1623719259 and 9781623719258.
Nunes, Susan, reteller. Tiddalick the Frog. Illus. by Ju-Hong Chen. Simon & Schuster, 1989. ISBN 0-689-31502-3 and ISBN 9780689315022. [Australian/Aboriginal]
O’Brien, Anne Sibley, reteller and illustrator. The Princess and the Beggar : A Korean Folktale. Scholastic, 1993. ISBN 0-590-46092-7 and ISBN 9780590460927. [Korean]
Olaleye, Issac O. In the Rainfield: Who Is the Greatest? Illus. by Ann Grifalconi. Blue Sky Press, 2000. ISBN 0-5904-8363-3 and ISBN 9780590483636. [African]
Olson, Arielle North, reteller. Noah’s Cats and the Devil’s Fire. Illus. by Barry Moser. Orchard, 1992. ISBN 0-531-05984-7 and ISBN 9780531059845. [Romanian]
O’Malley, Kevin. Velcome. Walker, 1999. ISBN 0-8027-7568-3 and ISBN 9780802775689. [Urban Legends]
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Paterson, Katherine, reteller. The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks. Illus. by Leo and Diane Dillon. Dutton, 1990. [Japanese] Paye, Won-Ldy, and Margaret H. Lippert. Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia. Illus. by Julie Paschkis. Holt, 2002. ISBN 0-8050-6570-9 and ISBN 9780805065701. [African]
———. Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile. Illus. by Julie Paschkis. Holt, 2003. ISBN 0-8050-7047-8 and ISBN 9780805070477. [African]
———.Talking Vegetables. Illus. by Julie Paschkis. Holt, 2006. ISBN 0-8050-7742-1 and ISBN 9780805077421. [African] Percy, Graham, illustrator. The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen. Candlewick, 1992. ISBN 1-56402-008-8 and ISBN 9781564020086. [English]
Philip, Neil. Noah and the Devil: A Legend of Noah’s Ark from Romania. Illus. by Isabelle Brent. Clarion, 2001. ISBN 0-6181-1754-7 and ISBN 9780618117543. [Romanian]
Pinkney, Jerry, ad. Puss in Boots. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012. [French]
_____. The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Little, Brown, 2017. [Norwegian]
Pirotta, Saviour. Firebird. Templar, 2010. [Slavic/Russian]
Pitre, Felix, reteller. Paco and the Witch: A Puerto Rican Folktale. Illus. by Christy Hale. Dutton, 1995. ISBN 0-525-67501-9 and ISBN 9780525675013. [Puerto Rican]
Poole, Josephine. Snow White. Illus. by Angela Barrett. Knopf, 1991. ISBN 0-679-82656-4 [German] Potter, Beatrix, ad. Red Riding Hood. Helen Oxenbury, ill. Frederick Warne, 2019.
Powell, Patricia Hruby. Ch’at to Yinilo: Frog Brings Rain. Illus. by Kendrick Benally. Translated by Peter A. Thomas. Salina Bookshelf, 2006. ISBN 1-8933-5408-3 and ISBN 9781893354081. [Native American]
Puttapipat, Niroot. The Musicians of Bremen. Candlewick, 2005. ISBN 0-7636-2758-5 [German]
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Réascol, Sabina I. The Impudent Rooster. Illus. by Holly Berry. Dutton, 2004. ISBN 0-5254-7179-0 and ISBN 9780525471790. [Romanian]
Rogasky, Barbara. The Water of Life: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm. Holiday House, 1986. ISBN 0-8234-0552-4 and ISBN 9780823405527. The youngest son finds the Water of Life and helps save his father. [German]
Ross, Gayle. How Turtle’s Back Was Cracked: A Traditional Cherokee Tale. Illus. by Murv Jacob. Dial, 1995. ISBN 0-8037-1728-8 and ISBN 9780803717282. [Native American]
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Rumi. The Parrot and the Merchant: A Tale by Rumi. Illustrated by Marjan Vafaeian, translated by Azita Rassi. Tiny Owl Publishing, 2019. ISBN: 1910328030 and ISBN: 9781910328033.
Sammurtok, Nadia. The Caterpillar Woman. Illus. by Carolyn Gan. Toronto, Ontario: Inhabit Media, 2016. ISBN: 9781772270839 and 1772270830. [Inuit]
San Souci, Robert D. The Faithful Friend. Illus. by Brian Pinkney. Simon & Schuster, 1995. ISBN 0-02-786131-7 and ISBN 9780027861310. [West Indian]
———. Little Pierre: A Cajun Story from Louisiana. Illus. by David Catrow. Harcourt, 2003. ISBN 0-1520-2482-4 and ISBN 9780152024826. [American]
———. Sukey and the Mermaid. Illus. by Brian Pinkney. Simon & Schuster, 1992. ISBN 0-02-778141-0 and ISBN 9780027781410. [African American]
———. The Twins and the Bird of Darkness: A Hero Tale from the Caribbean. Illus. by Terry Widener. Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN 0-6898-3343-1 and ISBN 9780689833434. [Caribbean] Sawyer, Ruth. Journey Cake, Ho! Illus. by Robert McCloskey. Puffin, 1978. ISBN 0-14-050275-0 [North American]
———. The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler’s Sons. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. Viking, 1994. ISBN 0-670-84922-7 and ISBN 9780670849222. [Austrian]
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Sehgal, Kabir. A Bucket of Blessings. Beach Lane Books, 2014. [Indian]
Shannon, George. Rabbit’s Gift. Illus. by Laura Dronzek. Harcourt, 2007. ISBN 0-15-206073-1 [Chinese]
Shepard, Aaron, reteller. The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan. Ill. by Daniel San Souci. Atheneum, 1995. ISBN 0-684-19445-7.
_____. Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria. Illus. by David Wisniewski. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-6881-3783-0 and ISBN 9780688137830. [African]
_____. Quackling: A Feathered Fairy Tale. Skyhook Press, 2018.
Shute, Linda. Momotaro, the Peach Boy: A Traditional Japanese Tale. Lothrop, 1986. ISBN 0-688-05863-9 and ISBN 9780688058630. [Japanese]
Sierra, Judy. The Beautiful Butterfly: A Folktale from Spain. Illus. by Victoria Chess. Clarion, 2000. ISBN 0-3959-0015-8 and ISBN 9780395900154. [Spanish]
Snyder, Dianne, reteller. The Boy of the Three-Year Nap. Illus. by Allen Say. Houghton Mifflin, 1988. ISBN 0-395-44090-4 and ISBN 9780395440902. [Japanese]
Soundar, Chitra. Farmer Falgu Goes on a Trip. Illus. by Kanika Nair. Karadi Tales, 2016. ISBN: 8181903110 and ISBN: 978-8181903112.
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Steptoe, John. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale. Morrow, 1993. ISBN 0-688-12935-8 and ISBN 9780688129354. [African]
Stewig, John Warren. Whuppity Stoorie. Illus. by Preston McDaniels. Holiday House, 2004. ISBN 0-8234-1749-2 and ISBN 9780823417490. [Scottish]
Tadjo, Véronique, reteller and illustrator. Lord of the Dance: An African Retelling. HarperCollins, 1989. ISBN 0-397-32351-4 and ISBN 9780397323517. [African]
Tarcov, Susan. Raisins and Almonds: a Yiddish Lullaby. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben Publishing. 2019.[Jewish]
Taylor, Harriet Peck, reteller and illustrator. Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies. Macmillan, 1995. ISBN 0-02-788846-0 and ISBN 9780027888461. [Native American]
Thomas, Joyce Carol, and Zora Neale Hurston. What’s the Hurry, Fox? And Other Animal Stories. Illus. by Brian Collier. HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN 0-0600-0643-9 and ISBN 9780060006433. [African American]
Thompson, Pat. Drat That Fat Cat! Illus. by Ailie Busby. Levine/Scholastic, 2003. ISBN 0-4394-7195-8 and ISBN 9780439471954. [European]
Tonatiuh, Duncan. The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes. Abrams, 2016. [Mexican] Torseter, Øyvind. The Heartless Troll. Enchanted Lion, 2016. [Norwegian]
Uchida, Yoshiko, reteller. The Wise Old Woman. Illus. by Martin Springett. Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN 0-689-50582-5 and ISBN 9780689505829. [Japanese]
Utkin, Alexander. The King of Birds. New York: Nobrow, 2018. ISBN: 9781910620380 and 1910620386.
Viswanath, Shobha. The Blue Jackal. Eerdmans, 2016. [Indian]
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Watts, Bernadette. Three Little Pigs. NorthSouth, 2012.
Weber, Vicki L. Hillel Takes a Bath. John Joven, illus. Millburn, NJ: Apples & Honey Press, 2019. ISBN: 9781681155463 and 168115546X [Jewish]
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Willey, Margaret. Clever Beatrice. Illus. by Heather Soloman. Atheneum, 2001. ISBN 0-6898-3254-0 and ISBN 9780689832543. [American]
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Wolkstein, Diane. Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story. Illus. by Bronwyn Bancroft. HarperCollins, 2004. ISBN 0-6881-3915-9 and ISBN 9780688139155. [Australian]
———. White Wave: A Chinese Tale. Illus. by Ed Young. Harcourt, 1996. ISBN 0-15-200293-6 and ISBN 9780152002930. [Chinese]
Yacowitz, Caryn, reteller. The Jade Stone: A Chinese Folktale. Illus. by Ju-Hong Chen. Holiday House, 1992. ISBN 0-8234-0919-8 and ISBN 9780823409198. [Chinese]
Yagawa, Sumiko. The Crane Wife. Translated from the Japanese by Katherine Paterson. Illus. by Suekichi Akaba. Peter Smith, 1992. ISBN 0-8446-6589-4 and ISBN 9780844665894. [Japanese]
Yep, Laurence, reteller. The Man Who Tricked a Ghost. Illus. by Isadore Seltzer. Bridgewater, 1993. ISBN 0-8167-3030-X and ISBN 9780816730308. [Chinese] Yim, Natasha. The Rock Maiden: A Chinese Tale of Love and Loyalty. Wisdom Tales, 2017. [Chinese] Yolen, Jane. Tam Lin. Illus. by Charles Mikolaycak. Harcourt, 1990. ISBN 0-15-284261-6. [Scottish]
Young, Ed. Monkey King. HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-06-027919-2 and ISBN 9780060279196. [Chinese]
Young, Ed, translator and illustrator. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China. Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-399-21619-7 and ISBN 9780399216190. [Chinese]
Zelinsky, Paul O., reteller and illustrator. Rumpelstiltskin: From the German of the Brothers Grimm. Dutton, 1986. ISBN 0-525-44265-0 and ISBN 9780525442653. [German]
Zemach, Harve. Duffy and the Devil: A Cornish Tale. Illus. by Margot Zemach. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. ISBN 0-374-31887-5 and ISBN 9780374318871. [Cornish]
Zemach, Margot. The Little Red Hen: An Old Story. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993. ISBN 0-374-44511-7 and ISBN 9780374445119. [English]
Zunshine, Tatiana. A Little Story About a Big Turnip. Illus. by Evgeny Antonenkov. Pumpkin House, 2003. ISBN 0-9646-0100-1 and ISBN 9780964601000. [Russian]
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