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A ring of tricksters A ring of tricksters Virginia Hamilton Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies. OL112101W
Tricky Spider tales Tricky Spider tales Chris Schweizer The spider is a trickster - a mischievous character who doesn't follow the rules- in African, Caribbean, Native American, and other folklore traditions. In this story, Spider loves to play tricks and… OL15901298W
Embers & echoes Embers & echoes Karsten Knight In Miami, Florida, seeking her younger sister, sixteen-year-old Ashline Wilde, a Polynesian volcano goddess, joins forces with other reincarnated deities but trickster Colt's diabolical plans threate… OL16471208W
Shadow Shadow Blaise Cendrars,Marcia Brown Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller. OL1672318W
Shakespeare's secret schemers Shakespeare's secret schemers Richard A. Levine "Shakespeare's Secret Schemers establishes the existence of a dramatic device in Shakespeare and indicates its presence in the non-Shakespearean drama of the period as well. The secret scheming of th… OL18149035W
Trickster and the fainting birds Trickster and the fainting birds Howard A. Norman A collection of seven Cree and Chippewa trickster tales. OL18302684W
Nanabosho grants a wish Nanabosho grants a wish Joseph McLellan After Billy wishes for a lot of snow during a family birthday party, grandfather tells the story of the Ojibwa Indian trickster and teacher, Nanabosho, who, weary of granting wishes, decides to punis… OL19376267W
The Gruffalo The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo is a British children's picture book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, that tells the story of a mouse, the protagonist of the book, taking a walk … OL1938178W
Fox and the jumping contest Fox and the jumping contest Corey R. Tabor "Fox really, really wants to win the jumping contest. He knows just where he&#x;ll put that first-place trophy. The only problem? Fox is not a very good jumper. But he is a very good schemer. . . .Th… OL20039314W
Coyote's song Coyote's song Gail Anderson-Dargatz "Sara used to be a back-up singer in a band. She left her singing career to raise a family. She is content with being a stay-at-home mom. Then, one Saturday, Sara's world changes. Sara and her family… OL21240517W
Tornado tamer Tornado tamer Terri Fields In this story based on The Emperor's new clothes, when Mayor Peacock commissions Travis the Tornado Tamer to protect the town, the weasel builds a transparent cover that he claims only smart and spec… OL22320996W
Friendly day Friendly day Mij Kelly "Children will laugh out loud at this amusing story of a clever mouse who tricks a hungry cat into sparing his life by telling the cat that it's Friendly Day, the one day in the year when all animals… OL23173591W
Who is Boo? Who is Boo? Ryan, Bridget (Author) Boo and his brother constantly race around the world. Along the way Boo likes to play helpful tricks. OL24308184W
We are all in the dumps, with Jack and Guy We are all in the dumps, with Jack and Guy Miguel Azaola,Maurice Sendak,Miquel Desclot Joins together two traditionaI nursery rhymes with illustrations depicting the plight and eventual triumph of orphaned and homeless children. OL2568864W
Trickster tales Trickster tales Briggs, John 142 p. ; 23 cm OL2755890W
Rumpelstiltskin Rumpelstiltskin Paul O. Zelinsky A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child. OL3354589W
Raven, the trickster Raven, the trickster Robinson, Gail. Nine northwest Indian tales of Raven, the clever trickster who loves to get the better of others but is always willing to help those in danger or distress. OL5898250W
Just in case Just in case Yuyi Morales As Senor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all. OL5968147W
A Bargain for Frances A Bargain for Frances Lillian Hoban,Tomas Gonzalez,Russell Hoban Frances foils Thelma's plot to trick her out of a new china set. OL74249W
The other within The other within Daniel Deardorff "Explains how innovations generated within societal and psychic margins ironically benefit the very ones who deny and exclude the so-called misfit and delineates the creation of 'otherness'"--Provide… OL8901390W
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