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Shen of the Sea
Sixteen charming and funny original stories are told in traditional folktale style. Most of the stories explain the origins of things like printing, chopsticks, and gunpowder. In several stories, the main character, always reacting the opposite of what is expected, is tricked by the smarter, minor characters.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1926 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780525392446
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Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
Strongly detailed illustrations in beautiful, soft colors evoke the sweeping, medieval, magical romance of fairy tales. Randall Jarrell translated the Brothers Grimm story of the beautiful girl, the wicked, malicious stepmother, and the sturdy, somber dwarfs.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1973 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374468682
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The Little Red Hen talks in red letters and the giant talks in capitals in this irreverent retelling of the gingerbread man and other time-honored tales. The avant-garde art (“rendered in oil and vinegar” according to the book note) lampoons twentiethcentury art in the process. Interdependence of words, visual images, and even the process of book design and publication extract every possible laugh in this outrageous collaboration.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1993 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670844876
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A Story A Story
Kwaku Ananse, the great African spider man, completes three almost impossible tasks to win the Sky God's box of stories to tell throughout the world. The woodcut illustrations use African designs.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1971 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780689704239
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The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend
Large, expressive pencil drawings help tell the tale of a field mouse's search for the Far-Off Land. Armed with courage and hope, the mouse overcomes many obstacles until it is transformed into an eagle. The text is freely adapted from an unidentified Native American “why” story.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1985 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780688019020
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Strega Nona
Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone with her magic pasta pot after telling him never to touch it. It is not long before he does, and pasta literally flows through the town. Characters in medieval costumes of pastel, jewel-like colors add to the humor of the story.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1976 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780138516000
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The Sun Is a Golden Earring
People have always wondered about nature and have made up stories and sayings to explain natural phenomena. The author's collection of ancient sayings from folk lore is reproduced here. The drawings lend an effective ethereal spirit to the book.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1963 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780030355059
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Tales from Silver Lands
Nineteen stories that Finger gathered from South American Indian villagers are retold retaining their original flavor. Included are captivating tales of witches, giants, and strange enchantments.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1925 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780385075138
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The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
Running away from her angry mother and spoiled sister, Blanche is befriended by a strange old woman who owns a cow with two heads and chickens that lay talking eggs. The eerie and suspenseful black folktale is filled with watercolor pictures of deep woods and strange sights.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1990 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780803706194
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The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales
The Fionn Saga, the stories of Finn McCool known in every Gaelic-speaking part of Scotland and all over Ireland, is retold with vigor. The stories begin when McCool is a small boy learning about his heritage and his crafts and end three hundred years later when his son returns from the country of the Ever-Young.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1930 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780679202059
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Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland
Using her memories of stories told in her family, the author retells ten stories based on Scottish legends and folktales. Some are humorous, others mysterious and suspenseful, and all of them possess the rhythm of the Gaelic language.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1963 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997483294
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The Three Billy Goats Buenos
This twisted fairytale skillfully weaves Spanish vocabulary into an empathetic retelling of a classic.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Notable Children's Books 2021
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780399547393
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The Three Pigs
In The Three Pigs, the plot and form of a familiar folktale unravel as the pigs are huffed and puffed off the page and into a new world. The trio cavorts through scenes from a nursery rhyme to a fairy tale, liberating other characters on the fly. Using a range of artistic styles and thrilling perspectives, Wiesner plays with the structure and conventions of traditional storytelling, rede fin ing the picture book.
- Fiction, General Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2002 (Medal Winner)
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780618007011
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Tom Tit Tot
In this English variant of Rumpelstiltskin, the heroine is a comic, homespun character. Woodcuts executed in brown, gold, black, and aqua capture the broad humor and Elizabethan tone of the story.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1966 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780689813986
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Tops & Bottoms
Sleepy, sprawling bear is outwitted by the wily hare, who succeeds in feeding his numerous offspring with abundant vegetable harvests. Handmade vegetable paper and a masterful use of mixed media contribute to this zesty, organic combination of story and illustration.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1996 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780152928513
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The Treasure
A poor man dreams that he must go to the castle bridge and wait for something that will turn about his fortunes. Traveling far to get there, he learns that the treasure is under his own stove. Illustrations with softly glowing colors and a striking use of light depict traditional eastern European villages and countrysides.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1980 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374377403
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Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy
Seven widely varied Italian stories tell of such things as Saint Francis taming a menacing wolf, of an obstinate and heroic donkey, and of how a street in Florence was named. The tales, all told with a bit of Italian folk humor, come from many sources, including a Tuscan peasant woman and The Decameron.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1932 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489142
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The Wave
Giisan, the wise and respected old man of the Japanese village, must act quickly to warn the villagers that they are in great danger. The relentlessness of the tidal wave is seen in the brown, gold, gray, and black prints on every page and is heard in the urgency with which the story is told.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1965 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780395068175
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The Way to Start a Day
A vibrant sunflower yellow and other colors blend with crisp, black lines to make effective use of symbolism in celebration of the sun. Poetic prose tells how cultures throughout the ages have sung to the new day's sun to honor it.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1979 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780684156514
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Where the Buffaloes Begin
Majestic, haunting, and moody gray-toned illustrations show Little Wolf on his journey to the sacred place where buffaloes are said to originate. The rich prose was first published in St. Nicholas Magazine in 1915.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1982 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780486832838
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The White Stag
Based on legends about the founding of Hungary, this stirring story begins with Nimrod receiving a prophesy from God. He tells his people to follow the White Stag and Nimrod's sons to the west. During their long and dangerous journey, the people move valiantly westward until the birth of Attila, who one day leads them heroically into what becomes Hungary.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1938 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780140312584
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Mosquito tells Iguana a tall tale about yams that annoys Iguana so much that he puts sticks in his ears so he cannot hear such things. Thus begins a chain reaction tale of the West African jungle. Illustrations show highly stylized animals.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1976 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780803760899
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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Long ago, so the Nigerian folktale says, the Sun and Water were friends and lived on Earth together. When Sun invites Water to visit, the resulting flood forces them into the sky. Elaborately stylized African motifs and traditional patterns are used throughout the book.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1969 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780395296097
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Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories
Seven stories rich with eastern European culture and Jewish folklore are filled with lively characters, delightfully funny fools, clever people, and loyal animals. The ink drawings of Sendak create wonderful scenes complementing the stories perfectly.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1967 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060256982
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