Between these two covers, readers will discover an inexhaustible source of delight for children and adults alike: the world\'s best folktales, chosen by the internationally known storyteller Jane Yolen.
With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library.
These tales of wonder and transformation, of heroes and heroines, of love lost and won, of ogres and trolls, stories both jocular and cautionary and legends of pure enchantment will delight readers and storytellers of all ages.
from Africa, Burma, and Czechoslovakia to Turkey, Vietnam, and Wales here are more than 150 of the world\'s best-loved Folktales from more than forty countries and cultures. deserves a place in every home where there are children.--John Barkham Reviews. . .
A feast of good reading .
Between these two covers, readers will discover an inexhaustible source of delight for children and adults alike: the world\'s best folktales, chosen by the internationally known storyteller Jane Yolen