Super Great Kids' Stories is a Webby Award Kids and Family Nominee!
Go on a worldwide adventure as you discover thirty tales told around the globe in this illustrated collection perfect for reading together!
In West Africa you'll meet Anansi as he takes on the King's hot pepper soup, in Ireland you'll meet a girl who tries to outwit a leprechaun, in Australia you'll discover how the Lyrebird got its voice, and in North America you'll laugh out loud at the story of the ghost who needs a bandage. Bursting with magic, mischief, and merriment, this beautifully illustrated treasury of traditional tales will enchant and delight children everywhere.
From the makers of the hit podcast Super Great Kids' Stories: Curated by podcast host Kim Normanton, each tale is told by an expert storyteller from around the world, including Sheila Arnold, Emmy Bidois, Masako Carey, Kate Corkery, Peter Chand, Tiernan Douieb, Amy Douglas, Warren Foster, Wangari Grace, Emily Hennessey, Rebecca Lemaire, Juliana Marin, Pamela Marre, Daniel Morden, Kim Normanton, Winston Nzinga, Baden Prince Junior, Gayle Ross, Simone Shüemmelfeder, Wendy Shearer, and Tuup, and illustrated by Sally Agar, Camila Carrosine, Tinuke Fagborun, Melissa Greenwood, Kaley McKean, and Terri Po.---from the publisher
160 pages 978-1547619283 Ages 5-8
Keywords: short stories, anthology, multicultural, diverse books, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
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One of the common denominators that connect and unite everyone in the world is their need to create, tell and hear stories and in this collection curated from the award-winning podcast Super Great Kids' Stories, there is a story that is going to resonate with children from every continent.
From its intriguing front cover there is a treasure trove of 30 tales collected from around the world - some traditional and well-known, others told for the first time - that are not only going to delight those whose countries have been included, but introduce other readers to some new stories that open up new worlds for them
In West Africa, they meet Anansi the spider as he takes on the King's hot pepper soup; in Ireland, there is a girl who tries to outwit a leprechaun; in Australia, you'll discover how the Lyrebird got its voice; and in North America, you'll laugh out loud at the story of the ghost who needs a plaster! Even the story of how Maui, a demigod from my native New Zealand, slowed the sun to make the days longer is included! And who knew why the kiwi has no wings, the tui has two distinctive white feathers at its throat, the pukeko dwells in swamp lands and the pipiwharauroa lays its eggs in other birds' nests!!!
And, as well as enjoying the stories in the book, readers can listen to others via the podcast and interact with others through the blog, submitting their own artworks and connecting with other story lovers.
One of those gifts that will keep giving long after the wrapping is discarded.
https://youtu.be/JTDqQM1Mdxg?si=s130E1nTD2FNHUT6
This review can also be found here.
Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
