Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Trickster myths

For April Fool's Day, I'm doing a program for my students on trickster tales from around the world. I went to the library and checked out a ton of picture books. :) And I just sat for a little over two hours, reading them. And...here they are!
(there are too many to list in my books read thinger at the bottom of this page)

I liked:
  • Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
  • Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale by Barbara Knutson
  • Clever Tortoise by Francesca Martin
  • Anansi and the Talking Melon by Kimmel & Stevens
  • Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Kimmel & Stevens
  • Anansi Goes Fishing by Kimmel & Stevens
  • Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad: A Traditional Navajo Story by Shonto Begay
  • Coyote in Love by Mindy Dwyer
  • Coyote and the Fire Stick: A Pacific Northwest Indian Tale by Goldin & Hillenbrand
  • Quail Song by Carey & Barnett
  • Coyote Steals the Blanket: A Ute Tale by Janet Stevens
  • Rabbit and the Moon by Wood & Baker
  • Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies by Harriet Peck Taylor
  • The Talking Vegetables by Paye, Lippert, & Paschkis
  • Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale by Pat Cummings
  • And Me, Coyote! by Baker & Horvath
I liked not so much:
  • Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion by Verna Aardema & Jerry Pinkney
  • Don't Leave an Elephant to Go and Chase a Bird by Berry & Grifalconi
  • Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story by Arlee & Sandoval
  • Iktomi and the Boulder by Paul Goble
  • Iktomi and the Ducks by Paul Goble
  • Iktomi and the Buzzard by Paul Goble
  • Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale by London & Long
  • Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
  • Anansi and the Magic Stick by Kimmel & Stevens

And my clear favorite of the evening:

  • Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop's Fables by Helen Ward

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