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Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales

10 best books like Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Virginia Hamilton): Julián Is a Mermaid, The Undefeated, East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon, Harrison Bergeron, Bulfinch's Mythology, Waiting for Snow, Sukey and the Mermaid, The Talking Eggs, Japanese Fairy Tales, The Fairy Tales Of Madame d'Aulnoy

Julián Is a Mermaid
AuthorJessica Love
ISBN0763690457
In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world.

While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their...
The Undefeated
AuthorKwame Alexander
ISBN1328780961
The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree.
Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma...
East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon
AuthorPeter Christen Asbjørnsen
ISBN1564020495
"This wondrous tale is brilliantly matched by Lynch's elegant yet accessible watercolors. . . .The best edition now available. Bravo!" —KIRKUS REVIEWS (pointered review)

A beloved Norwegian folktale, EAST O' THE SUN AND WEST O' THE MOON is the romantic story of a bewitched prince and the...
Harrison Bergeron
AuthorKurt Vonnegut
It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments 211, 212, and 213 to the Constitution, every American is fully equal, meaning that no one is stupider, uglier, weaker, or slower than anyone else. The Handicapper General and a team of agents ensure that the laws of equality are enforced.

One April,...
Bulfinch's Mythology
AuthorThomas Bulfinch
ISBN0375751475
For almost a century and a half, Bulfinch's Mythology has been the text by which the great tales of the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman antiquity; Scandinavian, Celtic, and Oriental fables and myths; and the age of chivalry have been known.
        The stories are divided into three...
Waiting for Snow
AuthorMarsha Diane Arnold
ISBN0544416872
Badger cannot wait one more minute for it to snow. When his friend Hedgehog explains that everything comes in its time, Badger is as unconvinced and impatient as ever. But Badger’s friends have a few tricks up their sleeve to try to get the snow’s attention and distract their pal in the meantime....
Sukey and the Mermaid
AuthorRobert D. San Souci
ISBN0785791345
Sukey's new step-pa is a mean, bossy man. Every day Sukey wakes at dawn to work in the garden. All her step-pa ever does is watch her and yell if she so much as stops to fan herself. Sukey's ma calls him Mister Jones. Sukey prefers the name "Mister Hard-Times". One day, Sukey runs away to her secret place by...
The Talking Eggs
AuthorRobert D. San Souci
ISBN0803706197
I’ve never heard anything like this tale before. It is a great tale. It could be an excellent movie done right. It’s a Creole folktale. The artwork is done in colored pencils.

I love this line “They lived on a farm so poor, it looked like the tail end of bad luck.” That is a great way to start...
Japanese Fairy Tales
AuthorYei Theodora Ozaki
ISBN4805308818
Things I learnt from Japanese Fairy Tales
-Never trust a monkey.
-Never trust a stepmother.
-Never trust a stepmother with your monkey.
-Almost every boy in Japan is named Taro, or a variant of that name: Kintaro, Urashima Taro, Momotaro...
-If an old man wants to wrestle your...
The Fairy Tales Of Madame d'Aulnoy
AuthorMarie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
ISBN1410208311
CONTENTS Gracieuse and Percinet Fair Goldilocks The Blue Bird Prince Ariel Princess Mayblossom Princess Rosette The Golden Branch The Bee and the Orange Tree The Good Little Mouse The Ram Finette Cendron Fortun?e Babiole The Yellow Dwarf Green Serpent Princess Carpillon The Benevolent Frog The...
The Tailypo: A Ghost Story
AuthorJoanna Galdone
ISBN0395300843
true story: when i was a kid, our school librarian read this to us in class. that night when i was drifting off to sleep, i found that the creature had followed me home and was scratching on the wall right outside. which was totally unfair because i hadn't even taken his damn tailypo. i mean, do your research,...
The Classic Fairy Tales
AuthorMaria Tatar
ISBN0393972771
This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present. The Classic Fairy Tales focuses on six tale types: "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snow White," "Cinderella," "Bluebeard," and "Hansel and Gretel," and presents multicultural...
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
AuthorAndrew Lang
ISBN0140503897
This story is based in Persia and is a retelling of a folk tale about a young boy tricked by an evil magician. While on his journey, Aladdin stumbles upon a magical lamp with a genie inside who grants three wishes. Aladdin eventually falls in love with a beautiful princess and uses one of his wishes to attain...
Jake the Fake Keeps It Real
AuthorCraig Robinson
ISBN1524721301
Okay, this book was adorable! I admit I was kind of wondering how Craig Robinson was going to tackle a Middle Grade book, since his humor is usually more on the adult side, but I shouldn't have worried at all. Jake the Fake Keeps it Real manages to fit some real life middle school hardships and lesson in, while...
Beautiful Angiola: The Lost Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Laura Gonzenbach
AuthorLaura Gonzenbach
ISBN0415968089
In one of the most startling literary discoveries of recent years, Jack Zipes has uncovered this neglected treasure trove of Sicilian folk and fairy tales. Like the Grimm brothers before her, Laura Gonzenbach, a talented Swiss-German born in Sicily, set out to gather up the tales told and retold among...
The Girl Who Married a Ghost and Other Tales from the North American Indian
AuthorEdward S. Curtis
ISBN0027097404
This slim volume was astonishing and heart-breaking. It is a tiny fragment of a project conducted by Edward Curtis in the early 20th century, collecting traditional tales and photographs of Native American peoples that he believed were 'disappearing.' He collected hundreds of tales and thousands...
Iron John
AuthorEric A. Kimmel
ISBN0823412482
I LOVE THIS BOOK. It has long been one of my very favorite children's books for several reasons. 1) Trina Schart Hyman illustrated it, so DUH. 2) I just think Eric Kimmel has a way with words that resonates with me. Subtle humor, nice pacing, lovely filling in of characters that could easily fall flat. My...
The Permanence of Pain
AuthorDesiree Lafawn
Two broken people don’t make a whole. But together, they might have a chance at redemption.

Regina O’Shea is used to being tested. As a talented salesperson and strong-willed woman in a male-dominated industry, she has to be prepared for whatever they throw at her. But losing her lover...
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