Rezarta Recommends with Special Guest Katherine Folktales from Around the World Part 2



Kate and the Beanstalk written by Mary Pope Osborne (of Magic Treehouse fame) and illustrated by Giselle Potter

When Kate trades her family’s one and only cow for some magic beans she begins an adventure of a lifetime. Kate’s bravery and cleverness will inspire readers in this retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk







Jack and the Beanstalk retold by Ann Keay Beneduce and illustrated by Gennady Spirin

This version of Jack and the Beanstalk from 1999 is more similar to the original story. 








First Fire: A Cherokee Folktale written by Nancy Kelly Allen and illustrated by Sherry Rogers

Using rich poetic language and vivid illustrations we learn that animals such as ravens and owls were once transformed by fire and why they look the way they do today. 







Michael Foreman’s Playtime Rhymes

A compilation of 70 action-filled songs and rhymes including: The Wheels on the Bus, Ten in the Bed, and Five Little Speckled Frogs by the author Michael Foreman who also wrote Michael Foreman’s Mother Goose



The Boy Without a Name written by Idris Shah and illustrated by Mona Caron

Could you imagine what it would be like if you were born without a name? What would you do? How would you find a name that fits just right?







Mouse and Lion by Rand Burkert and Nancy Ekholm Burkert

A mouse accidently mistakes a lion for a boulder and has to use all the bravery in himself to become something the lion least expects. 







Nursery Rhyme Comics edited by Chris Duffy with an introduction by Leonard S. Marcus. 

A great introduction to the graphic novels genre, this collection of comics, fully illustrated by 50 different comics including: Raina Telgemeier, Nick Bruel, Dave Roman, and Sara Varon each depicts a beloved nursery rhyme in a whole new way. 


Look out for more compilations of comics in Chris Duffy’s Fairy Tale Comics, and Fable Comics. 




Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes collected by Elizabeth Hammill and illustrated by more than 70 celebrated artists

Children’s rhymes from across the world with a myriad of illustration styles from authors such as: Mo Willems, Lucy Cousins, Eric Carle, and Jerry Pinkney





-Rezi


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