Juvenile Folklore

Folklore are stories from a variety of cultures that have been passed down through word of mouth and eventually recorded in the written word.  The Children’s Department has a variety of folklore and folktales to choose from.  Check out the nonfiction section J398.2.

Below is a list of titles available at the Central Library or as part of the SEO Consortium. Click on each title to check it’s availability or to place the item on hold.

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Cinderella (as if you didn’t already know the story) / by Barbara Ensor. by Ensor, Barbara. New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2006.

2.

The story of King Arthur and his knights / retold from the original story by Howard Pyle ; abridged by Tania Zamorsky ; illustrated by Dan Andreasen ; afterword by Arthur Pober. by Zamorsky, Tania New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c2006.

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The adventures of Robin Hood / collected and retold by Roger Lancelyn Green ; illustrated by Arthur Hall. by Green, Roger Lancelyn. London, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin Group, 1994.

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The king with horse’s ears and other Irish folktales / retold by Batt Burns ; illustrated by Igor Oleynikov. by Burns, Batt New York : Sterling Pub. Co., 2009.

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Classic fairy tales / told by Berlie Doherty ; illustrated by Jane Ray. by Doherty, Berlie. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.

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African tales / Gcina Mhlophe ; [illustrations by] Rachel Griffin. by Mhlophe, Gcina Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2009.