Folklore -- United States
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Folklore -- United States
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- A Treasury of American folklore, stories, ballads, and traditions of the people, edited by B.A. Botkin ; with a foreword by Carl Sandburg
- Brer Tiger and the big wind, by William J. Faulkner ; illustrated by Roberta Wilson
- Jump!, the adventures of Brer Rabbit, by Joel Chandler Harris ; adapted by Van Dyke Parks and Malcolm Jones ; illustrated by Barry Moser
- Pecos Bill, a tall tale, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg
- U.S.A., John Henry : steel-driving man, Schlessinger Media ; Children's Television Trust International ; Christopher Grace, series executive producer
- The Scary story reader, forty-one of the scariest stories for sleepovers, campfires, car & bus trips-even for dates!, collected by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young ; introduction by Jan Harold Brunvand ; illustrations by Wendell E. Hall
- Wiley and the Hairy Man, adapted from an American folk tale, by Molly Garrett Bang
- North American legends, edited by Virginia Haviland ; ill. by Ann Strugnell
- Callie Ann and Mistah Bear, retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by Don Daily
- The legend of the lady slipper, an Ojibwe tale, retold by Lise Lunge-Larsen & Margi Preus ; illustrated by Andrea Arroyo
- The Diane Goode book of American folk tales & songs, collected by Ann Durell
- The ballad of Belle Dorcas, by William H. Hooks ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Tongues of jade, Laurence Yep ; illustrated by David Wiesner
- Further tales of Uncle Remus, the misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures, as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- A natural man, the true story of John Henry, by Steve Sanfield ; drawings by Peter J. Thornton
- Coyote in love, retold and illustrated by Mindy Dwyer
- The boy and the ghost, by Robert D. San Souci ; illustrated by J. Brian Pinkney
- American folklore and legend, Reader's Digest
- The terrible Hodag, written by Caroline Arnold ; illustrated by Lambert Davis
- Jump on over!, the adventures of Brer Rabbit and his family, by Joel Chandler Harris ; adapted by Van Dyke Parks ; illustrated by Barry Moser
- The baker's dozen, a colonial American tale, retold by Heather Forest ; illustrated by Susan Gaber
- The secret history of Bigfoot, field notes on a North American monster, John O'Connor
- Journey cake, ho!, Illustrated by Robert McCloskey
- Sure as sunrise, stories of Bruh Rabbit & his walkin' talkin' friends, Alice McGill ; illustrated by Don Tate
- Myths and legends of our own land,, by Charles M. Skinner..
- Curious customs, the stories behind 296 popular American rituals, Tad Tuleja
- Scary stories to tell in the dark, collected from folklore and retold by Alvin Schwartz ; with drawings by Stephen Gammell
- The secret of the stones, a folktale, retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by James Ransome
- Larger than life, John Henry and other tall tales, by Robert D. San Souci ; illustrated by Andrew Glass
- The freedom riddle, retold by Angela Shelf Medearis ; illustrated by John Ward
- Mike Fink, a tall tale, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg
- Bo Rabbit smart for true, folktales from the Gullah, retold by Priscilla Jaquith ; drawings by Ed Young
- The story of Paul Bunyan, by Barbara Emberley ; woodcuts by Ed Emberley
- The story of the Milky Way, a Cherokee tale, by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross ; paintings by Virginia A. Stroud
- Pattern in the material folk culture of the Eastern United States
- The dancing skeleton, by Cynthia C. DeFelice ; illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
- More scary stories to tell in the dark, collected [and retold] by Alvin Schwartz ; drawings by Stephen Gammell
- Buying the wind:, regional folklore in the United States
- The three witches, collected by Zora Neale Hurston ; adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas ; illustrated by Faith Ringgold
- Jack the giant chaser, an Appalachian tale, Kenn & Joanne Compton
- The hired hand, an African-American folktale, retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney
- Cut from the same cloth, American women of myth, legend, and tall tale /:, collected and told by Robert D. San Souci ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney ; introduction by Jane Yolen
- The knee-high man, and other tales., Pictures by Ralph Pinto
- Wiley and the Hairy Man, adapted from an American folktale, Molly Garrett Bang
- More of Brer Rabbit's tricks., Drawings by Edward Gorey
- Big men, big country, a collection of American tall tales, written by Paul Robert Walker ; illustrated by James Bernardin
- The people could fly, the picture book, Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
- Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett, a tall tale, retold and illustrated by Steven Kellogg
- Tops and bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens
- Our living traditions;, an introduction to American folklore,, edited by Tristram Potter Coffin
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