Product Description: Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of cafe cubano. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage. That's where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo increible, some shocking...

An illustrated collection of fifty-two traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers.

A collection of folk stories talk about human, animal, and spirit characters who act out important lessons about living in the natural world of the Florida Everglades.

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

An easy-to-read retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries. --Publisher

In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day.

Seven folktales from around the world express the belief that the Earth and all living things are sacred, and that it us up to each of us to care for our part of the planet. Includes an introduction and "eco-activity" for each tale.

A silly man named Bouki, believing that the old man who passed by is a true fortune teller, asks when he will die, then behaves as if the prediction has come true. Includes notes about Bouki tales and Haiti.

A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.