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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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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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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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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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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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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