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The Mysterious Guest
Folktales from Across America
Award-winning storyteller Robert D. San Souci takes readers on a journey across America with his retellings of our country’s folklore. From Native American origin myths to tales of the wild, wild West, San Souci’s nine stories are sure to entertain and delight. Accompanied by lively illustrations that bring the stories to life, kids will enjoy reading these tales as much as grown-ups will enjoy reading them aloud. All stories were originally published in the Parents’ Choice Award–winning Faces magazine , are sure to entertain and delight. Colorful illustrations bring the stories to life. Kids and grown-ups alike will love these tales. Suggested for ages 9 to 14
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Reviews for Mysterious Guest
These are the best of the best folktales---American stories through and through! Great to either read aloud to anyone of any age, or just fun reading for kids. I'd say there's nothing to not like and at this price, it's a great opportunity to have these tales in your elibrary! I'm hoping there will be a follow-up to this one soon. -- amazon.com review
Look Inside the Table of Contents
Origin Myths of the Grand Canyon
A Creole Cinderella
John Onion and the Devil
The Mysterious Guest
Jack and the Bull
John Henry: Man vs. Machine
The Mine Owner and the New Hand
Charley Parkhurst's Secret
Gib Morgan, Tall Tale Teller, Tall Tale Hero
About the author
Robert D. San Souci has been contributing retellings of folktales – including numerous tales from regional America – to magazines in the Cobblestone Publishing Group for many years. He has published many award-winning adaptations of this folk literature, including The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South (illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, a Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor Book); Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Tale from California's Yosemite Valley (illustrated by Daniel San Souci, named Best Children's Book by the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association); and Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale (illustrated by Brian Pinkney, winner of the Aesop Prize, awarded by the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society). The author currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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