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The Story Tree
Tales to Read Aloud
By Lupton, Hugh & Fatus, Sophie
- ISBN
- 978-1-84148-312-2
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2001
Gr 1-3 The seven stories included in this collection are versions of oft-told folktales from around the world. "The Magic Porridge Pot" is similar to Tomie dePaola's Strega Nona (S & S, 1979), "Monkey-See, Monkey-Do" to Esphyr Slobodkina's Caps for Sale (HarperTrophy, 1987), and "The Sweetest Song" is adapted from Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly (Knopf, 1985). There are also versions of "The Blue Coat" (the Jewish folktale, "The Tailor") and "The Three ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
