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Trickster Tales
Here are some Trickster Tales from around the world. Trickster tales go hand-in-hand with April Fool's Day. No one really knows the true origins of April Fool's Day, but one story is that France changed their calendar and New Year’s Day changed from April 1 to January 1. Well, news traveled slowly in the 1500’s and many people didn’t find out for years—or they just didn’t want to change. So people would play tricks on them—inviting them to New Year’s parties that didn’t exist, for example. People around the world celebrate this time of year with lightheartedness and foolishness.
One Grain of Rice* retold by Demi
Nine-in-One Grr! Grr!* told by Blia Xiong (adapted by Cathy Spagnoli)
Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains* retold by Barbara Knutson
Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock* retold by Eric A. Kimmel
Flossie & the Fox* retold by Patricia C. McKissack
The Wolf’s Chicken Stew^ by Keiko Kasza
Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl retold by Virginia Hamilton
The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as told by Julius Lester
Doctor DeSoto by William Steig
Hansel and Gretel retold by Rika Lesser
The Gingerbread Boy retold by Paul Galdone
The Three Little Pigs retold by James Marshall
Clever Ali by Nancy Farmer
The Sneetches^ by Dr. Seuss
Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon retold by Gerald McDermott
Aunt Nancy and the Bothersome Visitors (4 stories^) by Phyllis Root
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti retold by Gerald McDermott
Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa retold by Gerald McDermott
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest retold by Gerald McDermott
How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots retold by Barbara Knutson
Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale retold by Barbara Knutson
Anansi Goes Fishing retold by Eric A. Kimmel
Anansi and the Magic Stick retold by Eric A. Kimmel
Anansi and the Talking Melon retold by Eric A. Kimmel
Tops and Bottoms^ adapted by Janet Stevens
Rabbit makes a Monkey of Lion retold by Verna Aardema
Borreguita and the Coyote retold by Verna Aardema
A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa retold by Virginia Hamilton
* also listed on the monthly flyer
^ previously read on StoryLine
Click here for a pdf version of the monthly flyer.
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