Tales of a Chinese Grandmother : 30 Traditional Tales from China
Overview
This illustrated multicultural children's book presents classic Chinese fairy tales and other folklore--providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture. Chinese folktale tradition is as colorful and captivating as any, but the stories themselves still are not as well-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen. Tales of a Chinese Grandmother presents a collection of 30 authentic Chinese tales. These classic stories represent the best of the Chinese folklore tradition, and are told here by the beloved Lao Lao--the grandmother in the nineteenth-century Ling household. The result of a long and proud storytelling tradition, these Chinese stories are sure to delight adults as well as children of all ages. Tales of a Chinese Grandmother includes:
- How Pan Ku Made the World
- The God that Lived in the Kitchen
- The Daughter of the Dragon King
- The Grateful Fox Fairy
- The King of the Monkeys
- The Wonderful Pear Tree
- Ko-Ai's Lost Shoe
- Heng O, the Moon Lady
- The Old Old One's Birthday
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780804851619
- ISBN-10: 0804851611
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Publish Date: April 2019
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
- Page Count: 304
- Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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