Robert D. San Souci's Faithful Friend is a Martinique's version of the Faithful John, the Grimm story. I like this version far more. In part, it is because of the ending. But also because the woman in the story, here Pauline, is far more active in this version.
Genre: Native American / Folktale / Family / Manners / Magic Year Published: 1994 Year Read: 2010Publisher: Doubleday Book for Young Readers “Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story” is a brilliant Native American version of “Cinderella” retold by Robert D. San Souci along with beautiful illustr...
The pictures attached are the Teaching Tolerance Text Selection Tool which I utilized for analyzing cultural authenticity. Citation San Souci Robert D., and Daniel San Souci. The Legend of Scarface: A Blackfeet Indian Tale. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978. Print. Synopsis A retelling of a Bla...
Genre: Folktale / Friendship / African American / Magic Year Published: 1995 Year Read: 2010Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers “The Faithful Friend” is a Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Award winning book from master storyteller, Robert D. San Souci along wit...
Genre: Folktale / Russia / Royalty / Magic Year Published: 1992 Year Read: 2015Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers I have read many different versions of the Russian folktale “The Firebird” and each of them always had the main character named Ivan possess a horse of power who helps Ivan find ...
Genre: Family / Japan / Bravery Year Published: 1992 Year Read: 2015 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers I had read many Japanese folktales over the years, but I had never read a folktale quite like this before! “The Samurai’s Daughter” is a Japanese folktale that is retold by master story...
Genre: Family / Caribbean / Fairy Tale / Folktale / Retelling Year Published: 1998 Year Read: 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers I have read many different versions of “Cinderella” during my time, but this is the first time I have heard of a Caribbean version of t...
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley. This is a cute retelling of the Grimm’s Clever Elise using bears, who are not the run of the mill bear family. The drawings are cute. It’s a bit wordy, and doesn’t seem to be crafted to be read aloud via performance. The book is well suited to be read...
Couldn't resist that title! This was pretty fun/unique - definitely pretty darn scary/creepy for a picture book and a little sad too as it involves some animal cruelty. **Spoiler alert - Each night the wicked Hobyahs are scared away by a family's faithful barking dog. But each morning the foolish ow...
One of four picture books based on the early lives of the four principle characters of Arthurian legend (Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot and Merlin). These are fun to read with a child after they've been made familiar with the legends. This one is fun because it tells a story that isn't so familiar. I a...
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