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Always Room for One More
A man invites all passersby to share his house with his wife and ten children until the house finally bursts apart. The Scottish folk song is told in lilting verse and illustrated in a subdued, dreamy manner.- Fiction, Poetry, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1966 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780805003314
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
The moon is in the sky because Anansi, the great African folklore hero, could not decide which of his six sons should have it. Bright, geometric designs, bold, stylized animals, and rhythmic speech patterns are based on the Ashanti culture.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1973 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780590473408
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The Angry Moon
A legend of the peoples of Alaska is retold with vigor, using lavish, full-color illustrations that elaborate on original Tlingit motifs. When Lapowinsa mocks the moon, she is taken into the sky country. Her friend must overcome many obstacles before he is able to rescue her.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1971 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780316797375
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Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey
A beautiful Indian maiden promises to marry Anpao, but first he must get the Sun's permission and have him remove the ugly scar on his face. As Anpao travels the world looking for the Sun, he hears stories about his own roots as well as legends and myths of his people.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1978 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780064404372
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Arrow to the Sun
The son of the Lord of the Sun sets out to find his father in this adaptation of a Pueblo legend. On his way, he undergoes four trials to prove his relationship to the Sun. The stylized, strong geometric art vividly portrays the desert and its intense sun colors.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1975 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780140502114
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Baboushka and the Three Kings
Old Baboushka declined to go with the three kings in search of the Child. Now, every year at Christmastime she continues her endless, endless search. On her way she leaves gifts for children. Rich, four-color, angular pictures in primitive style adorn the Russian tale.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1961 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780395276730
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Black Bird, Blue Road
Ziva will do anything, even bargain with the Angel of Death, to cure her twin brother’s leprosy in this spiritual adventure set in the Khazarian Jewish Empire.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2023
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780358572039
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The Bossy Gallito / El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale
In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story. (Library of Congress summary) -
The Boy of the Three-Year Nap
Taro has earned his nickname because of his laziness and penchant for sleeping. When he turns trickster to stop his industrious mother's nagging, she in turn outwits him. The handsome pictures are noticeably influenced by eighteenth-century Japanese woodcuts and reflect the culture of the land where this folktale originated.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1989 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780395440902
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The Bremen-Town Musicians
Four animals, all unwanted, set out together to become musicians but instead end up outwitting a band of robbers. The Brothers Grimm tale is illustrated with glowing, subdued colors and rounded shapes.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1981 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780385151610
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Call It Courage
Mocked by the other boys because of his fear of the sea, Mafatu secretly takes a small boat and leaves his village. Alone on a terrifying ocean voyage, the boy, son of a Polynesian chief, overcomes his fear of the sea.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1941 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780027860306
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The Cat and Mouse Who Shared a House
A clever retelling of the Grimm brothers' tale with the moral to be wary of the promises of one's natural enemies.
- Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1976 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780809812141
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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
Rivera draws upon Mexican American legends in her account of Cece, a girl confronting dark forces and social expectations while on a quest to rescue her sister.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062947550
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Chanticleer and the Fox
The old fable of the proud rooster and the wily fox was retold by Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales. Cooney has adapted that version for children. The text is filled with descriptive language, while the illustrations, rich in color and strong lines, capture medieval times.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1959 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780690185614
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Chicken Little
This re-telling by narrator Walter Mayes of the fable of Chicken Little is humorous, snarky, and fun.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2011
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780545296519
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The Contest
Realizing that they are both engaged to the same woman and each unwilling to give her up, two robbers compare their cleverness in thievery to see who deserves her. Large, colorful illustrations capture the flavor of the Armenian culture in this humorous folktale.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780241895771
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The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Puns, trickster tales, creation tales, parables, and proverbs form the basis for these seventeen stories from West Africa. Faithfully retold from original sources, the stories are great fun to read or tell.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780805002980
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The Dream Coach
The Dream Coach is pulled by one hundred misty horses. Helped by little angels, it travels the night sky dispensing dreams. Four children are introduced in turn, and their fairy-tale-like dreams, often involving inanimate objects that come to life, are shared.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1925 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488718
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Drummer Hoff
“Private Parridge brought the carriage,” begins the cumulative text that leads to “Drummer Hoff fired it off” and a big “Kahbahblooom.” Woodcuts show vibrantly colored old-fashioned military figures.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1968 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780132208550
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Duffy and the Devil
The Cornish version of Rumpelstiltskin has delightful twists. When the maid guesses the devil's name, everything that he has sewn turns to ashes. Lightly colored illustrations treat the story with grand humor, and at the instant the name is guessed, the Squire is left standing in the fields, naked except for hat and shoes.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1974 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780374318871
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The Emperor and the Kite
Djeow Seow was the smallest and least noticed of the emperor's children. When evil men come and snatch the emperor away, it is Djeow Seow with her kites who rescues him. Intricate paper cuttings provide great beauty and a sense of cultural heritage in this Japanese tale.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1968 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780356028149
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Fables
Twenty original, brief, and witty animal fables, each complete with a moral, expose human foibles. Each fable is faced with a full-page painting in soft, rich colors that show the droll animals at the crucial moment of the fable.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1981 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780060239749
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The Faithful Friend
Pinkney's distinctive illustrations evoke the mystery, magic, and romance in San Souci's retelling of this West Indian folktale. The unique scratchboard style, enhanced by vivid oil colors, is a superb match for this atmospheric story in which the main characters confront and ultimately overcome the dark forces of evil.- Nonfiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1996 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780027861310
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Line drawings and watercolors in bright, glowing, jewel-toned colors show the magnificent flying ship and the landscapes and onion domes of Russia. In this old Russian tale, the scorned and foolish younger son of peasants overcomes tremendous obstacles and wins the hand of the czar's daughter.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1969 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780374324421
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Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song
Alternating double-page spreads of full-color and black-and-white detailed drawings greatly extend the story told in the old song. The fox kills a duck and a goose, outruns the farmer, and dines with his wife with fork and knife while the ten little pups chew on the “bones-o.” The musical score is appended.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1962 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780140503043
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The Funny Little Woman
A little woman pursues a rice dumpling and is led into the underground world of the wicked Oni. Her escape proves she is a funny little woman. Illustrations convey the mystery and humor of the strange world of the Oni as well as the dignity of this Japanese folktale.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1973 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9781435207486
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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
The kinship is so strong between a Plains Indian girl and the horses she has lived with since becoming lost in a storm, that eventually she becomes one of them. Sharp, brilliantly colored paintings sweep across the pages and are in perfect harmony with the story.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1979 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780027365702
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The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
This myth explains the origin of the sea, the forest, and the island now called Puerto Rico.- Nonfiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 1998 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780689804694
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The antithesis of the typical sweet, demure Goldilocks, this little girl with her bouncing golden ringlets is brash, irreverent, and captivating. Set in the present day, the briefly told nursery story abounds with color, humor, and wit.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1989 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780590449922
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The Golem: A Jewish Legend
The somber Jewish legend of the Golem, a creature created from clay that becomes more powerful and terrible than the evil he was made to destroy, is re-created with high visual drama. Striking paintings, vibrant with deep, rich colors, are filled with symbolism and massive shapes.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780397316748
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The Grasshopper and the Ants
In this adaptation of Aesop's fable, vivid, intricate watercolors bring to life hardworking ants as they prepare for the winter, while a playful grasshopper wishes they would join in his merrymaking instead.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Notable Children's Books 2016
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780316400817
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Hansel and Gretel
In this book translated from one of the less-embellished versions of the classic Brothers Grimm story, the artwork dominates. Sometimes imitating sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Flemish art, sometimes adopting a romantic nineteenth- century style, the paintings are rich in color and detail.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1985 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780396084495
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How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena' ina Fable
Grandmother imparts the importance of patience as she retells the fable of trickster Raven and his missing nose.- Fiction, Graphic Novels, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Notable Children's Books 2019
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781513260952
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It Could Always Be Worse
Crowded into one room with his mother, wife, and six children, a man goes to the rabbi for help. The rabbi's answer is to bring one animal after another to live in the house. Dynamic, earth-toned paintings with an eastern European look capture the humor of the rabbi's good advice.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1978 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374336509
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John Henry
Pinkney's earthy, craggy pencil and watercolor illustrations capture both the power and the humanity of this African-American folk-hero. Masterful use of light and shadow portray the strength and mass of the Allegheny Mountains, which match the magnitude of John Henry, while delicate shading and mottled color suggest the detail of a realistic natural setting enlivened with touches of whimsy.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1995 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780803716063
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Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
Morales' energetic and playful illustrations capture the essence of Mexican culture with bold and humorous motifs that illuminate Grandma Beetle's vitality and Señor Calavera's expressiveness- Nonfiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2004 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780811837583
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Kapaemahu
This bilingual recording is an ode to a 15th Century Indigenous Hawaiian legend about healing and the Mahu people with dual male and female spirit. A rich soundscape and poignant narration enrich and extends the engaging text.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2023
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593605929
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The King and the Thrush: Tales of Goodness and Greed
Earrings made of frogs, a jackal who thinks he's a god, and a bird wearing a tiny suit show up in these traditional folk tales. Recorded before an audience, tandem storytellers Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder deliver a charming, humorous performance.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2011
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780979355448
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KneeKnock Rise
In this tale filled with folk humor, Egan goes to the village for a visit and becomes intrigued with the tales and wails of a monster that lives in the peaks of Knee Knock Rise. After an unprecedented climb up the mountain, Egan discovers the practical explanation for the legendary creature. The villagers refuse to listen to him, preferring to let their folklore live on as history.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1971 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780590425391
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La Princesa and the Pea
This lively, playful retelling of the classic fairy tale is set in Peru and incorporates Peruvian cultural elements. -
The Legend of Auntie Po
This graphic novel interweaves historical fiction and surreal adventure as Mei reimagines the tale of Paul Bunyan with a Chinese heroine to cope with ramifications of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- Fiction, History, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9780525554882
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Little Red Riding Hood
The familiar story of the little girl who goes to visit her grandmother subtly warns children not to talk to strangers. The detailed illustrations seem to place the setting of the story in New England.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1984 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780823404704
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Little Roja Riding Hood
Susan Guevara's illustrations are a visual treat full of suspense and humor adding a spin to the classic fairy tale. Her use of details, such as the three blind mice and the little duendes, and the texture of warm colors give readers glimpses into a contemporary Hispanic family.- Nonfiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Pura Belpré Youth Illustrator Award 2015 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780399247675
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Suspense and drama are lightened with bits of humor as the wolf Lon Po Po tries to trick three children into letting him into their house. Though he succeeds, the children quickly turn the tables on the wily animal. The artist uses vivid watercolors and pastels to create dramatic panel pictures.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1990 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780399216190
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy brings spirited wit and cultural touches to her retelling of the traditional Cuban tale of Martina's quest to find a husband. Bonus tracks include a Spanish version and a storytelling performance. -
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
In “Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale,” Martina is 21 days old and ready to give her leg in marriage. With the help of her Abuela's shocking advice, she interviews a cast of unlikely suitors to find her true love. Deedy's lively and humorous retelling of this classic Latino folktale sparkles with wit as well as aspects of the Cuban culture.- Nonfiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 2008 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781561453993
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Of the two sisters, one kind and good, the other mean and deceitful, only one will be chosen to marry the king. Dramatic yet realistic paintings in lush, jewel-toned colors illustrate this folktale from Zimbabwe.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1988 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780688040451
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Once a Mouse
The brief, carefully chosen text taken from a fable of ancient India tells of a hermit magician that changes a mouse into a cat, a dog, a tiger, and finally back into a mouse again. Illustrated in woodcuts filled with patterns, the overlaying of the gold, red, and black add even more dimension.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1962 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780684126623
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Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo
Many original stories in prose and verse, and one brief wordless story, are illustrated with two hundred intriguing and often funny silhouettes. The stories are filled with robust and irreverent humor: King Arthur's Sir Launcelot is called “Sir Launcelot de Id-i-otte”! Most of the stories first appeared in St. Nicholas Magazine.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488763
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The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
In a quirky and seamless listen, Keegan-Michael Key narrates this “lost” story from Mark Twain, while Philip Stead and Mark Bramhall voice the conversation that frames the story.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Audiobook
- Notable Children's Recordings 2018
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780525498711