Natsuhiko Kyogoku
In Japanese folklore, a ghost that arise from the burial of a pregnant woman is an Ubume. The Summer of Ubume is the first of Japan's hugely popular Kyogokudo series, which has 9 titles and 4 spinoffs thus far. Akihiko "Kyogokudo" Chuzenji, the [... more]
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Roger Abrahams
Roger D. Abrahams is a former president of the American Folklore Society. Among his most recent books are African Folktales (also availabe in Pantheon paperback), After Africa (with John Szwed, and Singing the Master. From the canefileds of the ... [... more]
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The boreal forest is the last great forest wilderness on earth. It drapes across the subarctic right around the world. It pervades our myths and folklore. It provides us with wood and water. It freshens the very air... click for more> Jane Drake ... [... more]
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Richard Ungar
The stories of the fabled village of Chelm and its inhabitants are favorites in Jewish folklore. Newcomer Richard Ungar captures the joyous spirit of these folktales in his words and pictures. The people of Chelm were crazy about the moon and the ... [... more]
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Judy Sierra
Poetry and folklore have enchanted me since childhood. My parents began reading poems to me when I was two years old, and they encouraged me to learn my favorite verses by heart. By the time I was in second grade, I was writing my school reports ... [... more]
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Jane Drake
The boreal forest is the last great forest wilderness on earth. It drapes across the subarctic right around the world. It pervades our myths and folklore. It provides us with wood and water. It freshens the very air... click for more> Jane Drake ... [... more]
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Thomas Keightley
The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People A fascinating compendium of folklore, superstitions, and mythology surrounding the 'little people', including discussions of fairy tradition as it appears in great works of English ... [... more]
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Henry Glassie
Henry Glassie is a professor of folklore and American civilization at the University of Pennsylvania. Robust and funny, sorrowful and heroic, this collection of 125 lively tales tells the story of Ireland. Spanning the centuries from the first ... [... more]
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Beatrice Weinreich
Nearly 200 tales in this collection of Jewish folklore reveal the rich culture and tradition of Eastern European Jewry. click for more> Beatrice Weinreich [... more]
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Diane Wolkstein
Diane Wolkstein travels throughout the world performing myths and folktales and giving workshops on storytelling. She is the author of twenty-one award-winning books of folklore, including the Sumerian epic and Other Haitian Folktales. Wolkstein ... [... more]
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