legends

A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

Illustrations and dialogue tell the story of the mythical cowboy named Pecos Bill and his incredible adventures in the wild west.

Presents two Jamaican folk tales featuring Anansi the spider and the tricks he played on others.

Illustrations and dialogue tell the story of the John Henry, who raced a steam drill digging a railroad tunnel and won.

Retells the legend of Clamshell Boy, who rescues a captured group of children from the dreaded wild woman, Basket woman.

Retells Howard Pyle's tale of the English outlaw Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham who will stop at nothing to capture him.

Retells the African myth of how Anansi the spider gained possession of all the stories of the world. Presented in graphic novel format.

A bilingual folktale, based on a poem from the Song Dynasty, in which a young girl disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory against the enemy.

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.