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FAIRY TALES – AND ILLUSTRATED VERSIONS

The following list accompanies the stories in the Fairy Tale chapter to be found in the Allyn & Bacon Anthology of Traditional Literature edited by Judith V. Lechner, Allyn & Bacon, 2003.

“Kumba the Orphan Girl” Another African variant of this story is in: • Aardema, Verna. More Tales from the Story Hat. Illustrated by Elton Fax. Coward- McCann, 1966. pp. 44-49. “Mshayandlela, Striker of the Road” A picture book adaptation of the folklore regarding monsters stealing cattle can be found in: • Mollel, Tololwa M. Song Bird. Illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger. Clarion, 1999. The following collection from Kenya and Tanzania highlights the value placed on cattle: • Mbugua, Kioi wa. Inkishu : Myths and Legends of the Maasai. Jacaranda Designs, 1994. 73 p. “The Suitor” Although the story collections below are older, the illustrators are well known and the collections were well reviewed: • Green, Lila. Folktales and Fairy Tales of Africa. Illustrated by . Silver Burdett, 1967. (A version from Ghana • Holding, James. The King’s Contest and Other North African Tales. Illustrated by Charles Keeping. Abelard-Schuman, 1964. (A version from Egypt) “The Faithful Prince” The collection from which this story is taken is rich in wonder tales. Some of the stories from this collection can be found as picture books or videos. • The Tiger and the Brahmin. Video. Westport, CT: Rabbit Ears Radio, 1991. [We All Have Tails] 30 min. color. • Rockwell, Anne. The Three Sillies and Ten Other Stories to Read Aloud. and Row, 1986. Includes “Lambikin” from Tales of the Punjab: Folklore of India. “Issun Boshi” There are several picture books which retell Issun Boshi’s adventures:

1 • French, Fiona. Little Inchkin. Dial, 1994. • Ishii, Momoko. Issun Boshi, the Inchling: An Old Tale of Japan. Illustrated by Fuku Akino. Walker, 1965. • Morimoto, Junko. Inch Boy. Viking, 1986. • Little One Inch . Education Progress Corporation, 1970, This large-sized pop-up book version, provides detailed information for teachers about the clothes, customs and building styles of medieval Japan. “The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom” Variants in picture books and collections for children include: • Isabelle Chang. Chinese Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Shirley Errickson. Schocken, 1965. pp. 54-57. This Chinese story is a close variant. • The Old Man Who Made the Trees Bloom. Retold by Tamizo Shibano, Illustrated by Bunshu Iguchi.. Union City, CA : Heian, c1985. • Matsutani, Miyoko. How the Withered Trees Blossomed. Illustrated by Yasuo Segawa, Kodansha, Ltd, 1969, produced in English by J. B. Lippincott Co, 1971. This is an English-Japanese picture book. • Uchida, Yoshiko. The Dancing Kettle and Other Japanese Folk Tales. Illustrated by Richard C. Jones. Harcourt, 1949. pp. 147-156. “The Mason Wins the Prize” The Japanese version of this story is included in: • Cole, Joanna. Best-loved Folktales of the World. Illustrated by Jill Karla Schwarz. Doubleday, c1982. “The Stepdaughter and the Black Serpent” Barbara Walker has several Turkish folktale collections for children. The following is comprehensive. • Walker, Barbara K. A Treasury of Turkish Folktales for Children. Linnet Books, 1988. “The Goose Girl” The following are picture book versions of ” The Goose Girl”: • Grimm, Jacob and . The Goose Girl. Translated by Anthea Bell. Illustrated by Sabine Bruntjen. North-South Books, 1988. • Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Goose Girl. Illustrated by Margaret De Angeli.

2 Doubleday, 1964. This is an older book but the illustrator is a Honor winner. • Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. The Juniper Tree, and Other Tales from Grimm. Selected by Lore Segal and . Translated by Lore Segal, with four tales translated by ; Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. This classic edition of Grimm fairy tales includes “The Goose Girl.” “Mother Holle” Contemporary illustrated editions include • Alderson, Brian. Popular Folk Tales by the . Illustrated by Michael Foreman. Doubleday, 1978. • Philip, Neil. Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Neil Philip. Illustrated by Isabelle Brent. Publication Information: , NY : Viking, 1997. Description: 139 p. • Lurie, Alison. Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Tales. Illustrated by Margot Tomes. Crowell, 1980. pp. 97-103. This is a collection of folktales from many sources. “Red Bull of Norroway” Other versions of the story are in • Huck, Charlotte. The Black Bull of Norroway, A Scottish Tale. Illustrated by Anita Lobel, HarperCollins, 2001. • Jacobs, Joseph. “The Black Bull of Norroway” in English Fairy Tales. Dover, 1967. “Tattercoats” Four contemporary picture books of this story include: • Finlay, Winnifred. Tattercoats, and Other Folk Tales. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes. Harvey House, 1977. • Greaves, Margaret. Tattercoats. Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain. Clarkson N. Potter, 1990. • Jacobs, Joseph. Tattercoats. Illustrated by Margot Tomes. Putnam, 1989. • Steel, Flora Annie. Tattercoats : An Old English Tale. Illustrated by Diane Goode. Bradbury Press, c1976. “The Princess on the Glass Hill” There is a picture book version: Martin, Claire. Boots & the Glass Mountain. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. Dial Books for

3 Young Readers, 1992. Another version from Hungary can be found in: • Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe retold by Neil Philip. Illustrated by Larry Wilkes. Clarion, 1991. “The Ship That Sailed on Land” Some of the picture books and collections which retell one of the many variants of this tale type are: • Courlander, Harold and George Herzog. The Cow-tail Switch and Other West African Stories. Illustrated by Madye Lee Chastain. Holt, 1947, 1986. The title story of this collection is a variant in which the brother whose special powers are thought to have contributed most toward rescuing their father will receive the cow-tail switch, a symbol of power. • Denise, Christopher. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. Philomel, 1993. In this Russian variant the hero, a fool, is accompanied by eight companions with magical powers that help them overcome the czar’s trials. • De Wit, Dorothy. Talking Stone: An Anthology of Native American Tales and Legends. Greenwillow, 1979. pp. 161-168. • Mahy, Margaret. The Seven Chinese Brothers. Illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng. Scholastic, 1990. • McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, Holt, 1972. • Ransom, Arthur. The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship. Illustrated by Uri Shulevitz’s Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968. “Toads and Diamonds” The following is a contemporary picture book retelling: • Huck, Charlotte. Toads and Diamonds. Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Greenwillow, 1996. • Schecter, Ellen. Diamonds and Toads: A Classic Fairy Tale. Illustrated by Ami Blackshear. Bantam Books, 1994. • Bender, Robert. Toads and Diamonds. Lodestar Books, 1995. In this adaptation of Perrault’s “Fairies” the girls meet a three-headed troll. “The Month Brothers” The contemporary Czech picture book December’s Travels takes up the story of the Month

4 Brothers and their unique qualities, while Sturges’ book retells the traditional story: • Damjan, Mischa. December’s Travels. Illustrated by Dusan Kállay, Dial, 1986. • Sturges, Philemon. Marushka and the Month Brothers. Illustrated by Anna Vojtech. Chronicle, 1996. Another retelling can be found in: • Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe retold by Neil Philip. Illustrated by Larry Wilkes. Clarion, 1991. “The Tale of Ivan Tsarevich, the Bird of Light, and the Grey Wolf” The story of “Ivan, the Bird of Light and the Grey Wolf” has been retold in several picture books and collections: • Gilchrist, Cherry. Prince Ivan and the Firebird. Illustrated by Andrei Troshkov. Barefoot Books, Distributed in the by Random House, c1994. This is a richly illustrated version. • Lodge, Bernard. Prince Ivan and the Firebird : A Russian Folk Tale. Whispering Coyote Press, 1993. • Zvorykin, Boris. The Firebird and Other Russian Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Boris Zvorykin, edited and with an introduction by Jacqueline Onassis. Includes “The Firebird” and “Vasilisa the Fair” and two other fairy tales. The illustrations are works of art. “Vasilisa the Fair” Several picture books and illustrated collections tell the story of “Vasilisa the Fair:” • Mayer, Marianna. Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave. Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft. Morrow, 1994. provides cultural details of traditional Russian dress, folk art and architecture. • Sherman, Josepha. Vasilisa the Wise. Illustrated by Robert D. San Souci. Harcourt, 1988. • Whitney, Thomas P. Vasilisa the Beautiful. Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian. Macmillan, 1970. • Winthrop, Elizabeth. Vasilissa the Beautiful : A Russian Folktale. Illustrated by Alexander Koshkin. HarperCollins, 1991. • Zvorykin, Boris. The Firebird and Other Russian Fairy Tales. Illustrated by Boris

5 Zvorykin, edited and with an introduction by Jacqueline Onassis. Viking Press, 1978. Includes “Vasilisa the Fair,” “ The Firebird” and two other fairy tales. The illustrations are works of art. “The Little Old Rusty Cook Stove in the Woods” The following is another Appalachian variant for children. • Hooks, William H. Snowbear Whittington, an Appalachian Beauty and the Beast. Illustrated by Victoria Lisi. Macmillan, 1994. “La Estrellita – Little Star” Another version in picture book format gives a variant of the story: San Souci, Robert. Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale. Illustrated by Sergio Martinez, HarperCollins, 2001, is a another version of the story.

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