A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. Selected for their multicultural appeal to listeners and readers, the stories are divided cross-culturally into broad subject categories, from tales of supernatural love and devotion to stories dealing with Tengu, Tokkaebi, and other mystical creatures.
A reference guide to 468 stories and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this book aims to lead storytellers, folklorists, teachers, and librarians to both popular and lesser-known East Asian stories. Selected for their multicultural appeal to listeners and readers, the stories are divided cross-culturally into broad subject categories, from tales of supernatural love and devotion to stories dealing with Tengu, Tokkaebi, and other mystical creatures.
Sharon Barcan Elswit has been working as a children's librarian for 35 years. She currently teaches in New York City. She writes reviews for Jewish Book Council and has published in School Library Journal, Writer's Digest, and other magazines. Visit her website at www.sharonelswit.com .
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface I. Kindness Rewarded and Lessons Learned II. Cherishing the Earth and All Living Things III. Of Wonders, Magical Objects, and Enchantment IV. Supernatural Loves V. Devotion VI. Strange Events and Ghostly Encounters VII. The Power of Dreams VIII. Supernatural Creatures: Tangling with Tengu, Tokkaebi, Yamaubas, Kappa, Ogres IX. The Heroes: There Is No Danger Which These Women and Men Will Not Brave for the Good of All X. Propitious Births and Extraordinary Children XI. Animal Fables XII. Tricksters and Fools XIII. The Way Things Are XIV. The Problem Solvers Appendix A: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese Stories Listed by Country Appendix B: Glossary Bibliography Story Title Index Subject Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface I. Kindness Rewarded and Lessons Learned II. Cherishing the Earth and All Living Things III. Of Wonders, Magical Objects, and Enchantment IV. Supernatural Loves V. Devotion VI. Strange Events and Ghostly Encounters VII. The Power of Dreams VIII. Supernatural Creatures: Tangling with Tengu, Tokkaebi, Yamaubas, Kappa, Ogres IX. The Heroes: There Is No Danger Which These Women and Men Will Not Brave for the Good of All X. Propitious Births and Extraordinary Children XI. Animal Fables XII. Tricksters and Fools XIII. The Way Things Are XIV. The Problem Solvers Appendix A: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese Stories Listed by Country Appendix B: Glossary Bibliography Story Title Index Subject Index
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