Este libro incluye las más bellas historias de tres deslumbrantes pueblos de nuestra América: los Incas, Mayas y Aztecas, que contaron el origen del mundo en que vivían y lo hacían en forma de cuento, para que estas historias pudieran ser narradas de padres a hijos, de abuelos a nietos, de gereración en generación. Estas leyendas se mantienen en la voz y en las historias que todavía hoy deslumbran a los niños. Relatadas de manera sencilla,...

This beautifully illustrated Plains Indian Creation story celebrates a new Earth after the flood and narrates the making of the buffaloes, mountains, plants, colorful horses and Thunderbirds among others.

"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...

Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwalkers, and other supernatural beings.

An illustrated collection of sixteen original short stories introducing various yokai, or Japanese monsters.

When the town mouse and the country mouse visit each other, they find they prefer very different ways of life.

A retelling of the fable in which a young boy's false cries for help cause him problems when he is really in need of assistance.

A cumulative tale about Henny Penny and her barnyard friends who were literally outfoxed on their journey to tell the king the sky was falling.

A little girl meets a wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.