
Tales of a Korean Grandmother
32 Traditional Tales From Korea
Tuttle Publishing · Print & ebook · March 26, 2019
This multicultural children's book presents classic Korean fairy tales and other folk stories—providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture.
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- Who it’s for
- Thirty-two Korean folk tales offer a welcoming glimpse into a rich storytelling tradition.
- Themes
- Korean folklore, Traditional storytelling, Animal tales
- Genres
- Country & Ethnic Folktales, Asian Myths & Legends, Fairy Tale Collections
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This multicultural children's book presents classic Korean fairy tales and other folk stories—providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture. The Korean people possess a folklore tradition as colorful and captivating as any in the world, and yet the stories themselves are not as widely-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen.
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In her bestselling book for young readers, Frances Carpenter has collected thirty-two classic Korean children's stories from the "Land of the Morning Calm": the woodcutter and the old men of the mountain; the puppy who saved his village from a tiger; the singing girl who danced the Japanese general into the deep river; Why the dog and cat are not friends; and even a more familiar tale of the clever rabbit who outsmarted the tortoise. The children of the Kim family sit at their beloved Grandmother's knee to listen to these and other traditional folk tales which are rooted in thousands of years of Korean culture.
Folklore at the Fireside
Thirty-two Korean folk tales offer a welcoming glimpse into a rich storytelling tradition.
Come here for
- Traditional stories rooted in thousands of years of Korean culture
- A broad collection, from clever animals to mountain elders
Expect
- A frame of children listening to their grandmother
- Classic folk tales presented for young readers
Where it sits
| Country & Ethnic Folktales | 60% |
|---|---|
| Asian Myths & Legends | 37% |
| Fairy Tale Collections | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Country & Ethnic Folktales
- Asian Myths & Legends
- Multigenerational Families
- Authors
- Frances Carpenter
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Published
- March 26, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Korean folklore · Traditional storytelling · Animal tales
- Reading lane
- Country & Ethnic Folktales