Trickster Tales: Forty Folk Stories from Around the World

by Josepha Sherman

Book Overview

PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult Readers

People of all ages love to watch the escapades of tricksters. In modern times, we watch Bugs Bunny, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, even Ace Ventura and Bart Simpson. But these contemporary characters have roots in antiquity.

The trickster is a universal archetype, found in every culture: Anansi among the African people, Coyote in the American Southwest, Raven in the Pacific Northwest,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874834503
• ISBN13: 9780874834505
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

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This collection has some of the greatest Trickster figures from Africa, Europe, North and South America, Asia, and some that have traveled. You will find out why Anansi owns all the stories, how Raven brought light to the world, why it is not wise for a caliph to pester a peasent while eating, and how one could paint a person exactly as they are without getting in trouble. It is a delight for me to read such stories, I am a long-time Trickster fan and it was fun reading about characters I knew well like Anansi, Coyote, and Raven and getting to know their bretheren that I didn't know as well such as Tyl Eulenspiegal, Pedro, and Tortoise. The stories are short about two to five pages, which make them ideal for oral telling (and a lot of fun!) Not to many stories featuring the lady tricksters, but this is definately a fun book that should be treasured and enjoyed by all! :D A True Trickster Trove of Treasures! :D