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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The People Could Fly The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifull… OL112129W
Cut from the Same Cloth Cut from the Same Cloth Robert D. San Souci A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads. OL116633W
Callie Ann and Mistah Bear Callie Ann and Mistah Bear Robert D. San Souci A bear disguised as a fine, handsome man comes courting Callie's mother and Callie must outwit the bear to prevent her mother from marrying it. OL15077017W
Folklore and Legends of Rochester Folklore and Legends of Rochester Michael T. Keene "Born from the chilly waters of Lake Ontario and the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, has been the cradle of the modern spiritualist an anti-Masonic movements and religious sects and communes. Thi… OL15979901W
The Foxfire 45th anniversary book The Foxfire 45th anniversary book Joyce Green "The bestselling Foxfire series returns with a loving tribute to Appalachian culture, this time with a focus on preserving and passing down the music, the lore, and the "how-to" wisdom of earlier gen… OL16317720W
Further tales of Uncle Remus Further tales of Uncle Remus Julius Lester A retelling of the classic Afro-American tales relating the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies. OL1814451W
Tailypo! Tailypo! Jan Wahl A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off its tail. OL18180161W
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Alvin Schwartz,Alvin Schwartz More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs. OL273693W
Rosie's fiddle Rosie's fiddle Phyllis Root Rosie O'Grady can outfiddle the devil himself, say her neighbors, and one day the devil challenges her to a contest. OL42673W
An American Original An American Original Lon Tinkle The first major biography of one of the best-loved storytellers of the American Southwest. OL4386387W
The green gourd The green gourd C. W. Hunter An old woman in need of a water dipper defies the old caution not to pick green gourds before they're ripe and soon regrets it. OL4458421W
A man ain't nothin' but a man A man ain't nothin' but a man John Oliver Killens Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel driving contest. OL4783722W
Folk beliefs of the southern Negro Folk beliefs of the southern Negro Newbell Niles Puckett Originally produced as for a Doctorate of Philosophy at Yale, this remarkable history of twenty or so years of Black life in the South is fascinating. Centering around folklore and superstition, it d… OL6440771W
Jack and the wonder beans Jack and the wonder beans James Still In this Appalachian variant of the traditional tale, Jack trades his old cow to a gypsy for three beans that are guaranteed to feed him his entire life. OL74745W
Little Eight John Little Eight John Jan Wahl Little Eight John, as mean as mean there was, persists in disobeying his mother until he finds his mischief backfiring on him. OL81683W