Ten Small Tales: Stories from Around the World

by Celia Barker Lottridge

Enhanced with gentle watercolors, a colorful compilation with rhyming text provides ten positive tales about cooperation and self-awareness from countries around the world, including China, Africa, and Indonesia. Reprint.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Deborah Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book when it was first published in 1993, and I still love it. Most of the stories are available in other formats or collections, but these retellings are, in a word, "small." The sweet illustrations by Joanne Fitzgerald make the collection appropriate for younger listeners. I told four of these stories for years, both as oral stories and with puppets. My particular favourite is "The Journey of Tiny Mouse," which we told with a tiny mouse puppet sitting in a real walnut shell with children acting out the repeated offerings of food and the song. Just lovely!

[Forked Radish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yeesh! The fairytale dregs.

[Eden Silverfox · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book of ten short tales. One tale is about a boy who turns into a peanut, another is about a giant turnip, one about a magic drum and many more.

Each is very short, easy to read and very enjoyable. I found myself smiling while reading each story. Some were very sweet, while others were quite funny. It was a nice book.

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

These stories bored me to tears. I understand that I am not the target audience, but I've heard the tales several of them are based on, and they are much more interesting. These seemed cheesy and overbaked.

[Jody Lewandowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE Lottridge! And I love these simple folktales for storytime. A few are even good for 2-3s.

[Elizabeth StClair · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and sweet. It's been a long time since I've read nursery tales. I loved these. Culturally diverse. Beautiful.