Folklore Book Reviews
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Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes
Margie Palatini (2009), 22 pages
Illustrated by Barry Moser
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
What a plan Fox has for tasting the tantalizing grapes hanging from a vine high in a tree. He keeps repeating 'I am silly. Clever. Smart. After all, I am a fox.' Margie Palatini and Barry Moser give an ingenious and hilarious twist to Aesop's fable, 'The Fox and the Grapes.' Many animals are recruited to help him get the grapes with a One, Two, Three plan.
Awards nominated: 2013 Monarch Nominee
Reviewed by: cj
Date read: 7/12/2010
ISBN-10: 0689802463
ISBN-13: 9780689802461
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Great Lesson to LearnCommenter: Rn, grade 45
The fox was out smarted because he always gave directions. Listening can be just as important. A beautifully illustrated book with a good moral.
Magic Pomegranate: A Jewish Folktale
Peninnah Schram (2007), 48 pages
Illustrated by Melanie Hall
Audience: 1st Grade - 3rd Grade
Category: Folklore
Three brothers venture into foreign lands, each seeking the most unusual object he can find. The oldest discovers a magic glass, the second buys a magic carpet, and the youngest finds a magic pomegranate. Soon, the brothers discover that in a distant kingdom, a princess is dying. The king announces that whoever saves the princess will inherit half the kingdom and have the princess's hand in marriage. Will one of the objects help the brothers heal the princess?
Book Series: On My Own Folklore
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 7/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0822567423
ISBN-13: 9780822567424
Magic Porridge Pot
Harriet Ziefert (1997), 32 pages
Illustrated by Emily Bolan
Audience: K - 1st Grade
A mother and daughter don't have enough to eat until the little girl does a mysterious man a favor. He gives her a pot that can make limitless porridge. What will happen when the pot won't stop? This folk story is retold here for beginning readers. (Reading Level: 1.6)
Book Series: Puffin Easy-to-Read
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 6/29/2011
ISBN-10: 0140381899
ISBN-13: 9780140381894
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Carmen Agra Deedy (2007), 32 pages
Illustrated by Michael Austin
Audience: K - 3rd Grade
Martina, the most beautiful cockroach in Old Havana, is ready to marry. Her family gives her many gifts. Her grandmother gives her a most important piece of advice: spill coffee on her suitor's shoes before she decides to marry him. One by one, her suitors fail this test. Will Marina ever find the one to marry?
Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2011
Reviewed by: vverscaj
Date read: 4/10/2010
ISBN-10: 1561453994
ISBN-13: 9781561453993
Mitten
Jim Aylesworth (2009), 32 pages
Illustrated by Barbara McClintock
Audience: Preschool - 3rd Grade
This book is a retelling of the traditional Ukrainian tale in which a boy's lost mitten becomes a home from the cold for more and more animals. The repetition of what the animals say and the realistic looking illustrations make this book a great retelling.
Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2012
Reviewed by: JB
Date read: 4/11/2011
ISBN-10: 0439925444
ISBN-13: 9780439925440
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