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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kantjil and Tiger Kantjil and Tiger Cathy Spagnoli Mouse-deer, a trickster character found in tales of Indonesia and Malaysia, deprives Tiger of a meal. OL1044777W
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
Bouki's honey Bouki's honey Arthur Williams Lapin the rabbit tricks Bouki the donkey out of his honey. Includes a glossary and pronunciation guide to ten Creole words or expressions. OL15209387W
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
Tricky Coyote tales Tricky Coyote tales Chris Schweizer Coyote seeks food and fun in the canyons and hills of the southwest, and the reader helps him make choices as he encounters many other creatures, some friendly and some dangerous. OL16132613W
Tricky Fox tales Tricky Fox tales Chris Schweizer In these stories based on Japanese kitsune folktales, the reader will make choices every few pages to decide how Fox can trick people who are behaving foolishly or unfairly; how to repay people who a… OL16261203W
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
Afterglow Afterglow Karsten Knight Ashline Wilde, her sister Eve, and new boyfriend Wes set out to stop Ash's trickster-god ex-boyfriend, Colt, once and for all when they learn he plans to kill the Cloak, the benevolent beings that ov… OL17850500W
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
Pinchpenny John Pinchpenny John Lee Lorenz A con man tries to trick a rich, aging carpenter so that he can take the carpenter's granddaughter to the Oxford fair. OL1824090W
Trickster and the fainting birds Trickster and the fainting birds Howard A. Norman A collection of seven Cree and Chippewa trickster tales. OL18302684W
Song for the ancient forest Song for the ancient forest Nancy Luenn Raven warns against the destruction of the ancient forests, but no one listens except for a small child. OL1894895W
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
The odditorium The odditorium David Bramwell This book is about the antics and adventures of tricksters, eccentrics, deviants and inventors. While their stories range from heroic failures to great hoaxes, one thing unites them, they all carved … OL19753496W
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
The king's pudding The king's pudding Mairi Mackinnon Little Deer has to use his wits to distract Tiger and avoid being eaten. Luckily Tiger is big and fierce but none too clever ... OL20849273W
Anansi and the tug of war Anansi and the tug of war Lesley Sims Anansi, the African trickster spider, tells Elephant and Rhino he can beat them both in a tug of war. To their astonishment, he does ... or does he? OL20948359W
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
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