Jensen story bank.doc

Story Bank
Assignment
FRIT 7090 Introduction
to Storytelling
Joy Jensen
7/19/10

Gerson, M. (1995). Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale. New
York, NY: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Story Source: book / personal collection
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Nigerian
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades PK - 3
Summary: This Nigerian folktale is about a time long ago when the sky was
close enough to touch. The sky was delicious and people would eat it
without caring if they were wasteful, so the sky went away and they had to
start hunting for their food.
Personal Response: I really enjoy the theme of the book and find that it is
relevant today as well as in the past. I think this would be a great story to
use around earth Day to drive home the importance of preserving the Earth’s
resources.
Book 1

Chamberlin, M. (2006). Mama Pana’s Pancakes. Cambridge, MA: Barefoot
Books
Number of pages: 40
Cultural group represented: Kenyan
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This Kenyan Folktale a mother and son are off to the market to
but the ingredients to make pancakes. Along the way the son invites friends
to join them and mother worries that there will not be enough food to go
around. Since all invited contribute there is plenty.
Personal Response: I love the illustrations of this book and the fact that the
recipe is actually included.
Book 2

Aardema, V. (1992). Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain. New York, NY: Puffin
Books
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: African
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This African Folktale tells the story of Ki-Pat who brings the rain
to the plains. The story emphasizes the connection between humans,
plants, animals and their environment.
Personal Response: I love the lyrical quality of the prose and the fact that it
reinforces the connectedness of all living things.
Book 3

McDermott, G. (1987). Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. New
York, NY: Henry Holt and Company
Number of pages: 48
Cultural group represented: Ghanaian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This Ghanaian Folktale tells the story of Anansi the spider who
goes on a great journey and is assisted by his six sons when he encounters
trouble. He finds the moon and decides to share it with his sons as a thank
you gift.
Personal Response: I love that there is a map inside the book and the
illustrations are so wonderful that this book won the Caldecott Award.
Book 4

McDermott, G. (2001). Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Children’s Books
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Native American
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades 1 and up
Summary: This Native American Folktale tells the story of the raven who
wants to help the people who are living in the dark, so he sets off to find a
solution. He ends up tricking the sky chief into giving him the sun which he
shares with the people.
Personal Response: I enjoy the tricks the raven plays and his cleverness.
Book 5

Heo, Y. (1996). The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale. San Diego, CA:
Harcourt Children’s Books
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Korean
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades PK-3
Summary: This Korean Folktale tells the story of two brothers who never
obey their mother. When she is dying she uses reverse psychology to try to
get them to bury her in an ideal spot – but this time they actually follow her
directions and bury her by a stream where they sit and worry she will be
washed away when it rains.
Personal Response: I think this folktale teaches an important lesson about
discipline as well as the importance of people in our lives being able to trust
us.
Book 6

Stithler, C. (2003). The Giant Cabbage: An Alaska Folktale. Seattle, WA:
Sasquatch Books
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Alaskan
Genre: Fractured Fairy Tale
Summary: This Alaskan Folktale tells the story of Moose and his giant
turnip which he wants to take to the fair but just can’t pick it himself. With the
help of his friends they are unable to unearth the giant cabbage and win first
prize at the fair, when they return home they make a giant pot of cabbage
soup to share.
Personal Response: I love all the variations of the giant turnip and the
lesson of cooperation that is taught, this one puts a little different spin on the
classic.
Book 7

Cleveland, R. (2006). How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam.
Atlanta, GA: August House
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Vietnamese
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This Vietnamese Folktale tells the story of how the tiger got his
stripes. The tiger interacts with a farmer and tries to become wise, but ends
up being scarred with stripes for eternity.
Personal Response: Why stories are always fascinating and this one is no
exception.
Book 8

Hunt, A. (2004). The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale. Colorado
Springs, CO: Cook Communications.
Number of pages: 25
Cultural group represented: Caucasian
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades 1-4
Summary: This folktale tells the story of how three trees growing up and
their aspirations. One tree only wants to point to god – eventually this tree is
used as the cross.
Personal Response: I like the idea that there may be a better plan for us
that we can plan for ourselves, but I feel nervous using this book at school
with the overt religious themes.
Book 9

Ehlert, L. (1997). Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale. San Diego, CA: Harcourt
Children’s Books
Number of pages: 40
Cultural group represented: Mexican
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades PK- 4
Summary: This Mexican Folktale tells the story of a beautiful bird who is
constantly singing and irritating her friends. They are so bothered that they
become exhausted from lack of sleep. When a fire comes, the other birds
sleep on and Cuckoo saves the day – but loses her beauty and voice, she
does however gain the gratitude of all the other birds for her heroics.
Personal Response: I love that the book is told in both Spanish and
English – such a rare trait.
Book 10

Martin, J. (2004). 12 Fabulously Funny Folktale Plays. Teaching Resources
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Various
Summary: This compilation of 12 silly folktale adaptations includes such
folktales as Spideralla and Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs. The format
promotes the use of the stories for plays and rereading.
Personal Response: I am a firm believer in using plays for reading
instruction and enjoy using these plays with me students each year..
Book 11

Phinney, M. (1995). Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale. New York, NY: Mondo
Publishing
Number of pages: 40
Cultural group represented: Russian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This Russian Folktale tells the story of Katrina, who is captured
by the evil Baba Yaga and eventually escapes to return home. Katrina is
able to escape because of her kindness.
Personal Response: I think the story teaches an important lesson about
kindness and love all of the vocabulary presented.
Book 12

Jarrell, R. (1987). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Toronto, Canada:
Collins Publishing
Number of pages: 26
Cultural group represented: German
Genre: Fairytale
Summary: This is the classic story of Snow White and the seven dwafs told
though a beautiful prose.
Personal Response: I loved the illustrations in this book, sometimes
sinister always beautiful.
Book 13

Bishop, G. (1989). The Three Little Pigs. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: n/a
Genre: Fable
Summary: This is the fable of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf with a
few variations. In this story the wolf plays a series of tricks on the third pig
but he was too clever for the wolf and the story ended with the wolf in the hot
pot of water.
Personal Response: I loved the illustrations in this book, especially the wolf
wearing the walkman. So retro and cute.
Book 14

Wood, A. (1996). The Bunyans. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
Number of pages: 30
Cultural group represented: American
Genre: Tall Tale
Summary: This is the tall tale that tells the tale of Paul Bunyan and his wife
and two kids. It explains different national treasures such as Niagara Falls
and the Grand Canyon resulting form interaction with the gigantic family.
Personal Response: I always love tales that extend on a classic, known
story and this one does a beautiful job of that.
Book 15

Silverman, E. (2003). When the Chickens Went on Strike. New York, NY:
Puffin Books.
Number of pages: 27
Cultural group represented: Jewish
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades K- 6
Summary: This story tells of a time around the Jewish New Year when the
local chickens decide to go on strike to boycott the tradition Kapores, where
a chicken is spun overhead to get rid of bad deeds. One little boy worries he
will never have his father’s love without the tradition but a kind chicken
shows him he can be good all by himself.
Personal Response: I like how this story touches on superstition and how
often dispelling them can free us to a fuller life.
Book 16

Winter, J. (1992). Follow the Drinking Gourd. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf.
Number of pages: 48
Cultural group represented: African American
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This folktale tells of Peg Leg Joe and his plan to teach the song
of the drinking gourd to as many slaves as he sound because it would tell
them the directions to freedom. The book follows one groups quest fro
freedom.
Personal Response: I like how this story includes the music for the song at
the end of the book and find the interplay between the black and white
characters very interesting.
Book 17

Cherry, L. (2000). The Great Kapok Tree. San Diego, CA: Harcourt
Children’s Books
Number of pages: 48
Cultural group represented: Amazonian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This tale tells the story of the man who enters the rainforest one
day to cut down the Great Kapok Tree. He stops to rest under the tree and
all of the rainforest animals beg him to leave the tree alone so that they may
go on living. In the end, he does not cut down the tree.
Personal Response: I like how this story includes map of area where
rainforests can be found and the diagram f the different layers of the
rainforest. This is a great book for promoting conservation.
Book 18

Hopkinson, D. (2003). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. New York, NY:
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Number of pages: 40
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This story tells of Clara, a slave girl that makes a quilt that shows
the path of the underground railroad. Clara eventually escapes from slavery
and is reunited with her mother.
Personal Response: I love to read these triumphant stories of escape and
freedom and the amazing illustrations of this book make it even better.
Book 19

Schroeder, A. (1996). Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman. New York,
NY: Puffin Books
Number of pages: 40
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This story tells of Harriet Tubman as a child living on a plantation
and working as a slave. In this story “Minty” is abused by her captors
repeatedly and cows to escape one day.
Personal Response: I think this book would be a good introduction to the
idea of what life as a slave might have been like as well as giving
background on Harriet Tubman.
Book 20

Grifalconi, A. (2004). The Village that Vanished. New York, NY: Puffin Books
Number of pages: 40
Cultural group represented: African
Genre: Folktale
Age level for storytelling listeners: grades 2- 6
Summary: This story tells of the Yao village in Africa and how they escaped
when the slavers cam. The village works together to hatch a plan that frees
them from the clutches of the slavers.
Personal Response: I enjoyed the perspective of the villagers, this is a part
of the slave history that we don’t often discuss with students.
Book 21

Jeffers, S. (1989). Three Jovial Huntsman. New York, NY: Aladdin Books
Number of pages: 30
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This is an adaptation of the Mother Goose Rhyme. It is a very
humorous story, because as the huntsmen are hunting they are also
completely overlooking the animal on their way. This book won the
Caldecott Honor Award for it’s illustrations.
Personal Response: I really enjoy sharing lyrical books like this with my
kids because it is so important for phonetic awareness.
Book 22

Young, E. (1992). Seven Blind Mice. New York, NY: Puffin Books
Number of pages: 40
Genre: Fable
Summary: This is a story of seven blind mice that are trying to discover
what is down by the pond. Each mouse has a different idea, because they
only explored part of the thing while the seventh mouse explores the whols
thing and discovers it is an elephant.
Personal Response: This story teaches the importance of knowing the
whole truth rather than parts of the story.
Book 23

De Paola, T. (1975). Strega Nona. New York, NY: Aladdin Books
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Italian
Genre: Fairy Tale
Summary: This is a story of a good witch who helps all of her friend and
neighbors with their troubles. She hires Big Anthony to be her helper but he
tries to replicate her magic spell and winds up creating way too much pasta.
In the end Strega Nona saves the day and Anthony learns an important
lesson.
Personal Response: This story is a Caldecott winner.
Book 24

Cole, B. (2004). Buttons. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Fairy Tale
Summary: This is a story of three sisters that try to help their father replace
the buttons that have popped off of his clothing as a result of his overeating.
Each sister has a different idea of how to do this, from joining the army to
marrying a wealthy man.
Personal Response: This story is very humorous and I like the style of the
illustrations.
Book 25

Meddaugh, S. (2004). Hog-Eye. Wilmington, MA: Houghton Mifflin
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Fable
Summary: This is a story of a little pig who is explaining to her family why
she didn’t go to school one day by telling a fantastic tale of tricking a wolf
using her ability to read to turn him into wolf stew.
Personal Response: This story is funny and a good springboard fr
discussing the truth.
Book 26

Numeroff, L. (1999). The Chicken Sisters. New York, NY: Harper Collins
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Fable
Summary: This fable tells of three very different sisters. Each has a special
hobby that they aren’t very good at but persist in pursuing. These hobbies
eventually annoy the neighbors until the sisters are able to use these skills to
scare off a wolf.
Personal Response: Very cute story about celebrating individuality.
Book 27

Scieszka, J. (1996). The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. New York, NY:
Puffin
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: multiple
Summary: This fable tells of the story of the three little pigs from the wolf’s
perspective. He claims he was framed and mistreated by the pigs and is
completely innocent.
Personal Response: Great story for teaching perspective and mu favorite
part is how the illustrator managed to make the wolf look sympathetic and
the pigs look downright evil.
Book 28

Thornhill, J. (2005). The Rumor. Toronto, Ontario: Maple Tree Press
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Indian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This book is about a hare that starts a terrible rumor and scares
all the other animals having them think that the world is breaking apart. The
terror grows for all of the animals until the wise lion talks sense into them
and clams them down.
Personal Response: Teaches a great lesson about believing everything
you hear.
Book 29

Tolstoy, A. (1998). The Gigantic Turnip. Cambridge, MA Barefoot Books
Number of pages: 40
Cultural group represented: Russian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: This is a version of the original Russian folktale and follows the
same pattern of everyone pitching in towards the common goal of unearthing
the turnip. With teamwork they are able to unearth it and have a delicious
dinner together.
Personal Response: Love the teamwork lesson of these folktales and the
illustrations were very detailed.
Book 30

Chamas, E. (1989). The Hare and the Tortoise. New York, NY: Addison
Wesley Publishing Company
Number of pages: 16
Genre: Fable
Summary: This is a the classic tale of the tortoise and the hare. The hare is
over confident and decides to take a nap before finishing the race, but the
tortoise plods along and wins the race.
Personal Response: Great lesson about sticking to your goals and not
giving up.
Book 31

Rayevsky, I. (1990). The Talking Tree. New York, NY: The Putman Group
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Italian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this Italian Folktale a princess is turned into a tree by an evil
witch. Then the king hears of the tree and decides he wants it for his own.
When he discovers the truth, he works to free the princess. When he finally
does they are married
Personal Response: Great illustrations and lots of surprises in this book.
Book 32

Perlman, J. (1994). The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes. New York, NY:
Viking
Number of pages: 32
Summary: In this classic rendition of the folktale a pompous Penguin
Emperor is taught a lesson in humility by his weavers. The story is true to
the original and full of humor.
Personal Response: I love the idea of taking a classic and changing it so
that the main characters are animals.
Book 33

Zelinsky, P. (1997). Rapunzel. New York, NY: Puffin
Number of pages: 48
Cultural group represented: European
Genre: Fairy Tale
Summary: In this story Rapunzel is locked away in a tower by an evil witch.
One day a prince hears her singing to the birds and they fall in love. When
the sorcerer discovers that Rapunzel she casts her out and tricks the prince
into thinking she is Rapunzel before letting him fall to the ground. Later,
Rapunzel and the prince are reunited and raise their family together
Personal Response: This book is a Caldecott winner. I found it very
interesting that they kept the pregnancy part of the story in this version.
Book 34

Lear, E. (1991). The Owl and the Pussycat. New York, NY: Scholastic
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this story the pussycat and the owl take a journey together
and fall in love. When they meet a pig with a ring in his nose, they buy it
from him and get married by the turkey that lives on the hill.
Personal Response: Has wonderful vocabulary and rhyming – plenty of
teachable moments.
Book 35

De Paola, T. (2002). Adelita. New York, NY: Puffin Books
Number of pages: 36
Cultural group represented: Mexican
Genre: Fairy Tale
Summary: Adelita is a Mexican Cinderella story that incorporates Spanish
phrases and customs into the classic tale.
Personal Response: I love the Spanish phrases in this story and the fact
that the author included a glossary of these phrases.
Book 36

Aardema, V. (1975). Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears. New York, NY:
Penguin Books
Number of pages: 30
Cultural group represented: West African
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this story a little mosquito sets off a string of unfortunate
events.
Personal Response: This book is a Caldecott award winner and teaches a
great lesson about cause and effect.
Book 37

Bodkin, O. (2002). The Crane Wife. New York, NY: Voyager
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Japanese
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this story a sail maker helps a wounded crane. The crane
later returns as a woman and the two fall in love and marry. When they fall
on hard times, the crane uses her magic to make a special sail, but her
husband breaks all of his promises and she leaves.
Personal Response: I love how richly depicted Japan is in this story.
Book 38

Bodkin, O. (1988). The Chinese Mirror. New York, NY: Voyager
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: Korean
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this story a Korean father brings home a mirror from his
travels – his family has never seen one before. When each family member
gets a chance to look in the mirror they all see very different things and don’t
fully understand the mirror at all.
Personal Response: This was a very humorous story.
Book 39

Wagner, B. (1997). The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Columbus, OH: SRA /
McGraw Hill
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this story three billy goats need to get across the bridge to the
fresh grass on the other side but there is a troll living under the bridge that
wants to eat them up. They each make it across by telling the troll to wait
and eat the biggest brother, which he agrees to do. When the biggest
brother finally comes along he pushes the troll off the bridge and saves the
day.
Personal Response: Wonderful illustrations, especially the depiction of the
troll’s lair.
Book 40

Young, E. (1989). Lon Po Po; A Red Riding Hood Tale from China. New
York, NY: Penguin / Putmnam Books
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: China
Genre: Fractured Fairy tale
Summary: This Fractured Fairy Tale follows the original story with a few
cultural changes integrated. In this version, no one gets eaten up and there
are three daughters working together.
Personal Response: A fun adaptation of the original.
Book 41

McKissack, P. (1986). Flossie and the Fox. New York, NY: Scholastic
Number of pages: 32
Cultural group represented: African American - Southern
Genre: Folktale
Summary: Clever Flossie is on her way to deliver eggs to a neighbor when
she is confronted by a fox. She tricks him into believing he truly doesn’t
think he’s a fox, forcing him to prove himself until she reaches her
destination safely and the fox is chased away.
Personal Response: I love Flossie’s sassiness as well as the evidence of
southern dialect throughout the text.
Book 42

Feely, J. (1999). The Giant Gingerbread Man. Northborough, MA: Sundance
Publishing
Number of pages: 16
Genre: Fractured Folktale
Summary: In this version of the classic tale the gingerbread man that
escapes form the oven is so large that everyone runs from him. Finally they
realize he was only trying to say goodbye and they all sit down for a picnic.
Personal Response: I like the role reversal in this tale.
Book 43

McDermott, G. (1974). Arrow to the Sun. New York, NY: Puffin
Number of pages: 40
Cultural group represented: Pueblo Indian
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this tale a boy goes on a quest sparked by the rays of the sun.
On this quest he discovers the source of life.
Personal Response: This book won the Caldecott award.
Book 44

Schmidt, K. (1986). Little Red Riding Hood, New York, NY: Scholastic
Number of pages: 32
Genre: Folktale
Summary: In this classic tale Little Red riding Hood goes to visit her
grandmother but along the way she meets a wolf. The wolf tricks her into
stopping to pick flowers and rushes ahead and gobbles up Grandmother.
He later gobbles up Little Red Riding Hood when she arrives but then a
hunter comes along and cuts the wolf open saving both the grandmother and
the girl.
Personal Response: I like that the wolf did not win in this version of this
classic story.
Book 45

Ellwand, D. (1986). Midas Mouse, New York, NY: Harper Collins
Number of pages: 32
Summary: In this twist on the classic Midas is a mouse.
Personal Response: I loved the images in this book.
Book 46

Ellwand, D. (1986). Midas Mouse, New York, NY: Harper Collins
Number of pages: 32
Summary: In this twist on the classic Midas is a mouse.
Personal Response: I loved the images in this book.
Book 47

Millbourne, A. (2005). Aesop's Fables (Stories for Young Children), Eveleth,
MN : Usborne Books
Number of pages: 94
Cultural group represented: multiple
Genre: Fables
Summary: A compilation of the classic Aesop tales makes this book a great
fable directory for a classroom.
Personal Response: I loved the lessons taught in these fables.
Book 48

Lendler, I. (2005). An Undone Fairy Tale, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster
Children's Publishing
Number of pages: 32
Summary: This was a very odd story about a princess that was locked in a
tower by the king and forced to bake pies for him. It gets weird when the
author begins talking to the reader and asking them to read more slowly so
he can catch up.
Personal Response: I found this book very strange and would not share it
with students.
Book 49

Jackson, E. (1998). Cinder Edna, New York, NY: Harper Collins
Number of pages: 32
Summary: This is the story of Cinderella’s neighbor who goes to the ball
and meets the prince’s dorky broth wearing loafers.
Personal Response: I love this less glamorous version of the classic.
Book 50

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