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International Fairytales, Fables and Folktales for Young Children (Ages 4-8)
Costa Mesa-Donald Dungan Branch of the Orange County Public Library 1855 Park Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (949) 646-8845

Barber, Antonia. (2007). The frog bride. London: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books. ISBN: 1845074769 Call Number: XP 398.20947 FROG PRINCESS (Ages 6-8) The youngest of three princes shoots an arrow in the air, as his father wishes, and receives a frog for a bride. Deedy, Carmen Agra. (2007). Martina the beautiful cockroach: a Cuban folktale. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN: 1561453994 Call Number: XP 398.2 MARTINA THE BEAUTIFUL COCKROACH (Ages 6-8) Martina needs to choose a suitor, and Abuela knows exactly how to help Martina pick the perfect one.

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Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. (2013). Grandma and the great gourd: a Bengali folktale. New York: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN: 1596433787 Call Number: XP 398.20954 (Ages 5-8) Grandma heads through the dangerous jungle to visit her daughter, a wonderful cook, by tricking great beasts along the way. But how will Grandma make it home? Ikuwa, Robert Lono. (2010) Mohala Mai 'o Hau / How Hau Became Hau'ula. Honolulu, HI: Kamehameha Publishing. ISBN: 087336239X Call Number: (A book for the library to add) (Ages 6-8) Hau wishes to be like her sisters, until she realizes that she is special. A bilingual book that teaches children new words in Hawaiian. Jian, Li. (2012). The water dragon: a Chinese legend. New York: Better Link Press. ISBN: 1602209782 Call Number: XP 398.20951 LI

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(Ages 4-8) Ah Bao finds a magical stone that does wonderful things, but it also causes a drought. So, he sets off to find the Water Dragon and ask for help.

Ledroth, Susan. (2010). Maneki Neko: the tale of the beckoning cat. Walnut Creek, CA: Shens Books. ISBN: 1885008392 Call Number: XP 398.2 LEN (Ages 4-8) The story of the Japanese beckoning cat, and how he brings luck to a poor and lonely monk. MacDonald, Margaret Read. (2007). The great smelly, slobbery, small-tooth dog : a folktale from Great Britain. Atlanta, GA: August House. ISBN: 0874838088 Call Number: XP 398.2 GREAT SMELLY SLOBBERY (Ages 4-8) A man has to hand over his daughter to a dog that rescued him, and she learns not to judge a dog by his smell.

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MacDonald, Margaret Read. (2010). Too many fairies: a Celtic tale. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corporation. (Ages 3-5) ISBN: 076145604X Call Number: XP 398.209415 TOO MANY FAIRIES A whiney woman gets a little more than she asked for. MacDonald, Margaret Read. (2011). The boy from the dragon palace: a folktale from Japan. Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company. ISBN: 0807575135 Call Number: XP 398.2 BOY (Ages 4-8) A magical child brings an old man everything his heart desires, all he must do to keep them is feed the boy. Maddern, Eric. (2006). The cow on the roof. London: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books. ISBN: 1845073746 Call Number: XP 398.2 MAN WHO KEPT HOUSE (Ages 4-8) A hilarious tale of roll reversal about a husband who believes his wife does nothing.

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Muth, Jon J. (2005). Zen Shorts. New York: Scholastic Press. ISBN: 0439339111 Call Number: (A book for the library to add) (Ages 4-8) A Caldecott Honor Book, in which Stillwater, a panda, tells short stories that explains the Zen lifestyle to two children. Shah, Idries. (2007). The boy without a name. (Reprint). Boston: Hoope Books. ISBN: 1883536944 Call Number: XP 398.22 SHAH I (Ages 4-8) A boy, who spent his whole young life without a name, chooses one for himself. Souhami, Jessica. (2010). The sticky doll trap. London: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books. ISBN: 1847800173 Call Number: XP 398.2 BRE (Ages 4-8) Hare angers all of the animals guarding water by tricking them. Can they beat him at his own game?

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Stampler, Ann Redisch. (2010). The rooster prince of Breslov. New York: Clarion Books. ISBN: 0618989749 Call Number: XP 398.2089924 BRESLOV (Ages 4-8) A young spoiled prince grows weary of getting all he wants and decides to give up everything and pretend he is a chicken, until he meets a special old man. Yolen, Jane. (2011). Sister bear: a Norse tale. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corporation. ISBN: 0761459588 Call Number: XP 398.2 SIS (Ages 6-8) Halva cares for a bear, which in turn cares for her, and together they help those they come across.