This set of books is completely different from each other! But they all have their own important and beautiful charm. Award winners, world cultures, and just plain fun. One day Little Green rolls into town and says his first word: Go The town is building a bridge, and now everyone has a job to do,… Continue reading My Favorite Things… Picture Books Pt. 14
Tag: World Cultures
Folktales & Fairytales Rapunzel — Traditional & World Cultures
What is the story of Rapunzel? She is a beautiful girl locked in a tall tower, and receives visits from her adoptive mother via her long, long, long (typically) blonde hair. Rapunzel longs to leave the tower and finds a way to leave in these traditional tales. A retelling of a folktale in which a… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales Rapunzel — Traditional & World Cultures
My Favorite Things… Picture Books Pt. 13
MORE favorite picture books. It is never-ending. My lists from the library are SO LONG. This set is full of books that are perfect for discussion. In book clubs, in families, in classrooms. Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their… Continue reading My Favorite Things… Picture Books Pt. 13
Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 4
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. Despite a cruel stepmother’s schemes, Jouanah, a young Hmong girl, finds true love and happiness with the aid of her dead mother’s spirit and a pair of special sandals. Infosoup… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 4
Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 3
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. Cendrillon is pestered by la belle-m’re (her stepmother) and les belles-soeurs (her stepsisters) but is helped by the bayou creatures who are ses bon amis (her good friends) and by… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 3
Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 2
The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. A Cambodian version of Cinderella in which a poor girl marries a prince, is killed by her jealous stepfamily, and then, through her virtue, returns to become queen. Infosoup In… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 2
Thought Provoking Reads 