There are many different kinds of stories among the folklore of North America, For example, there are tall tales, Native American legends, trickster tales, and many stories from Canada, Mexico and other areas on this continent. Here are some links that take you to retellings of traditional stories from our area of the world.
American Folklore from American Folklore.net
Aaron Shepards' Folktales. Fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales and legends from around the world retold by the award-winning author.
Native American Lore Index.
Folktales from Mexico. This is the section with stories from Mexico but if you explore the whole web site you will also find stories of mythical lands, creatures, gods and goddesses, and even tall tales from over fifteen different cultures and nations!
Classic American Folk Tales retold by Steven Zorn 398.2 ZOR
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales 398.209 MOR
Lies and Other Tall Tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston 398.2 MYE
In the 398.2 section you will also find collections of stories:
The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales From Around the World retold by Naomi Adler 398.2 ADL
The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal Tales by Bob Hartman 398.24 HAR
Paul Goble has retold and illustrated many Native American folktales and you will find the individual books at 398.2 GOB
Note: Sometimes you'll see the term folktales as one word and sometimes you'll see folk tales as two words.
American Folklore from American Folklore.net
Aaron Shepards' Folktales. Fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales and legends from around the world retold by the award-winning author.
Native American Lore Index.
Folktales from Mexico. This is the section with stories from Mexico but if you explore the whole web site you will also find stories of mythical lands, creatures, gods and goddesses, and even tall tales from over fifteen different cultures and nations!
IN OUR LIBRARY
If you explore the folktale and fairytale section of our library (398.2) you will find many great stories from all around the world. Here are some titles of special interest:Classic American Folk Tales retold by Steven Zorn 398.2 ZOR
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales 398.209 MOR
Lies and Other Tall Tales collected by Zora Neale Hurston 398.2 MYE
In the 398.2 section you will also find collections of stories:
The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales From Around the World retold by Naomi Adler 398.2 ADL
The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal Tales by Bob Hartman 398.24 HAR
Paul Goble has retold and illustrated many Native American folktales and you will find the individual books at 398.2 GOB
Note: Sometimes you'll see the term folktales as one word and sometimes you'll see folk tales as two words.
