The Mysterious Guest: Folktales from Across America

by Robert D. San Souci, Cricket Media (Editor), Wenhai Ma (Illustrator)

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 colorful 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, the geography and world cultures magazine for kids ages 9-14.

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 9, 2011

About the author

Robert Daniel San Souci (October 10, 1946 – December 19, 2014) was a multiple award-winning children's book author, who resided in San Francisco, California. He often worked with his brother, Daniel San Souci, a children's book illustrator. He was a consultant to Disney Studios and was instrumental in the production of the film Mulan, for which he wrote the story. He studied folklore in graduate school. He died after suffering a head injury while falling from a high height in San Francisco in December 2014. He was only 68 years old.