Eight Punjabi tales, five from Armenia, 16 others. An enchanting world of flying dragons, ogres, fairies, and princes transformed into white foxes. 50 illustrations.
The Olive Fairy Book. Illustrated. (mobi)
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"The Olive Fairy Book" has got to be one of Andrew Lang's best. In this volume, he strays from the more commonly known tales, and instead publishes a collection of exotic tales from Muslim/Hindu countries. I've never heard many of the PLOTS before, and we all know that many fairy tales share common plots. These tales are surprisingly different, and delightfully enjoyable. Anyone who is tired of the traditional Europeon tales that, while still fantastic, are just too well known, this book is a wonderful addition to anyone who enjoys folklore. The pictures are amazing, too.
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One of Lang's many!,
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Andrew Lang ultimately edited 12 colored fairy books. He was one of the first editors to collect multicultural fairy tales into one volume for readers. The Olive Fairy Book offers tales from many lands. Included tales are The Blue Parrot, The Boy Who Found Fear At Last, Diamond cut Diamond, The Five Wise Words of the Guru, Geirlaug the King's Daughter, and many others. These books should also be opened for H. J. Ford's wonderful black and white illustrations. END
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Wonderful for children and adults,
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This book of fairy tales, coming from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, and the Sudan, opens you up to an entirely different culture and I enjoyed every page. I would also suggest reading this to children just as every fairy tale book to open them up to ideas of other ways of life (and also allow their imagination to run wild!) The drawings are also beautiful and fit the book perfectly.
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- The Art of the Story Teller by Marie L. Shedlock in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Family Myths: Breaking Free from Family Patterns and Becoming Our True Selves by Joyce Block on page 251, and Back Matter
- The Elect (Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings, Part 5) (v. 5) by Fra Elbert Hubbard on page 92
- Telling Tales: Storytelling in the Family by Merle Harris on page 162
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The Indian Subcontinent in Literature for Children and Young Adults: An Annotated Bibliography of English-Language Books (Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature)
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