Hugh Lupton

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Barefoot Books

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c2003

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A whimsical collection of riddles and riddling stories from all over the world. The playful illustrations offer clues that will help children to solve the riddles.

2) The Mightiest Mouse that Ever Nibbled Fat

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Mouse wants to be "the mightiest mouse that ever nibbled fat," but he can't seem to find the right adventure to prove himself. In this Inuit story, mouse goes on a quest to prove himself. Will he ever be as great as he thinks he can be?

3) Fish in the Forest

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In this Russian folk tale, the farmer's wife cannot keep a secret. When the farmer finds a box of gold he knows that by the end of the day, the entire village will know, and by the end of the week, the whole country, including the greedy king. How can the farmer keep the king from taking the gold?

4) Tales of Wisdom and Wonder

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This award-winning collection of tales from around the world shows that things are not always as they seem...

5) Winter and Summer

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Winter is cold, his bones are made of ice, his skin of snow. He takes warm hats and mitten and coats, but he is still cold. In this story from the Seneca people, can even Summer warm Winter up?

6) The Two Little Elves

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This is a Chilean tale of two brothers, one rich and one poor. One day the poor brother overhears a pair of elves singing in the forest. He teaches them another verse, and the elves give him a reward. The rich brother soon becomes jealous. Will he also receive the same treatment from the elves?

7) The Blue Coat

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This Jewish tale is about Tom. His mom makes him a beautiful new blue coat and he wears it all the time. Until it starts to fall apart. What will his mother do? Find out how things can be re-purposed in this story of a mother's love.

8) Monkey-See, Monkey-Do

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There once was a man who sold hats who was walking through the jungle on his way to take his hats to market. His cart of hats hits a hole and topples over, spilling the hats. Monkeys take his hats. Find out if he can get them back in this Indian tale of copy-cat.

9) The Sweetest Song

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Little Daughter was picking flowers, when she saw a beautiful flower on the far side of the gate. So Little Daughter picks it. In this African-American story, Little Daughter strays farther and farther away, when she meets a wolf. How will she make it back home safely?

10) Monkey and Papa God

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On her way to the market place, an old woman's big pot of honey falls and breaks, spilling honey everwhere! She cries out, asking Papa God why he sent her so much misery. Monkey thinks this woman's misery tastes pretty good. Read this Haitian tale to learn to be careful what you ask for.

11) The Story Tree: Stories to Read Aloud

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Stories to Read Aloud

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This easy-to-follow anthology includes both famous and lesser-known folktales from Germany, Norway, Russian and beyond! The quirky illustrations and humorous text captivate little listeners.

12) Who Lives in the Skull?

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In this Russian story, a mouse finds a large old clean skull to live in. It's plenty big enough for more, and a frog moves in. Then a rabbit. Next a fox. How many can fit inside? And can the animals turn a bear down?

13) The White Rat

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In this French story, the king and queen adopt a white rat as their daughter. A magician turns the white rat into a beautiful princess, but he cannot change her inmost secret self. The princess will only marry the most powerful man in the world, can the king find the princess a husband?

14) The Shepherd's Dream

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Two shepherds are watching their sheep when one falls asleep and a butterfly flies out of his mouth! The other shepherd follows the butterfly's journey, and tells the sleeping man what happened when he wakes up. Learn about perspective in this Irish folk tale.

15) The Blind Man and the Hunter

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The blind man is the wisest man in the village. He asks the hunter to take him hunting everyday, but the hunter doesn't understand how someone who cannot see could possibly be good at hunting. Learn how the blind man is so wise in this story from Western Africa.

16) The Curing Fox

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In this Cree story of compassion, a young girl is very sick. Her parents send for Duck Egg, the old healing woman. Will she be able to save the girl? And why does she hear a tired little she-fox running across the snow when she listens to the girl's chest?

17) The Hunter's Five Sons

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There once was a hunter who disappeared in the woods and was forgotten by his wife and four oldest sons. But not by his youngest son. Learn the value of remembering people, even after they are gone, in this story from West Africa.

18) The Magic Porridge Pot

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This German tale is about a little girl and her mother, who don't have any food to eat. When the little girl finds a few berries, she shares them with an old woman she meets. The woman gives her a black pot that can magically make porridge. Learn what happens in the funny tale of sharing.

19) The Blackbird and His Wife

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Blackbird and his wife sing so beautifully together that they attract the attention of the king. The king captures blackbird's wife and blackbird goes to war against the king. Read this tale from India to find out if a blackbird can outsmart a king.

20) The Three Billy Goats Gruff

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