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Folktales

Crossley-Holland, Kevin, ed. The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales. Oxford University Press, 1999. Celebrates the diversity of folktales from around the world.

Hamilton, Virginia. Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales. Blue Sky, 1995. For younger readers.

Hamilton, Virginia. People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. Random House, 2000. A retelling of 24 classic black American folk tales rooted in slave culture. For grades 4 to 7.

Page, Jake, and David Adams Leeming. Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America: An Anthology. Oxford University Press, 2000. An anthology of the great myths and legends of America.

Shannon, George. Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World. HarperCollins Children's, , 2000. A delightful collection of 14 puzzling folktales that demand solutions.

Zipes, Jack David. Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales. Rev. ed. University Press of Kentucky, 2002. An analysis of the history and function of children's folk and fairy tales.

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