Super Great Kids' Stories
From Storytellers Around the World
Bloomsbury · Print & ebook · November 4, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- Thirty illustrated traditional tales, told by storytellers from around the world, span four continents.
- Themes
- Traditional tales from around the world, Magic and mischief
- Genres
- Fairy Tale Collections, Short Stories, Country & Ethnic Folktales
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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!
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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.
Tales Around the World
Thirty illustrated traditional tales, told by storytellers from around the world, span four continents.
Come here for
- Anansi and the King’s hot pepper soup
- A girl outwitting a leprechaun
Expect
- The Lyrebird’s origin story
- A ghost who needs a bandage
Where it sits
| Fairy Tale Collections | 79% |
|---|---|
| Country & Ethnic Folktales | 60% |
| Short Stories | 56% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tale Collections
- Country & Ethnic Folktales
- Myths & Fables
- Authors
- Kim Normanton
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Published
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Traditional tales from around the world · Magic and mischief
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tale Collections