Favorite Fairy Tales Told in India.

Favorite Fairy Tales #4

by Virginia Haviland, Blair Lent (Illustrator)

A collection of eight stories told in India, first collected and written down over a hundred years ago. Includes: The Valiant Chattee-Maker / The Little Jackals and the Lion / The Cat and the Parrot / The Blind Man, the Deaf Man, and the Donkey / The Alligator and the Jackal / Sir Buzz / The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal / The Banyan.

Genres: India

95 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Virginia Haviland was for many years the Director of the Children's Literature Center at the Library of Congress and was also author of more than two dozen books. She was graduated from Cornell University, and for her dedication to children's literature, she was awarded the Regina Medal in 1976.

Reviews

[W.B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming. I'd like to collect the whole series she did.

[Leah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought it was interesting that certain tales can be found all over the world with just the animals changed out.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strange and interesting fairy tales and very well told.

[Kim Ciniello · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shape-shifting, flesh-eating vampire demons. 'Nough said.

One more... Tale of the 20 foot parrot, old woman, king, elephant (etc) eating CAT!!!!

Well, also, what's with all the donkey beaters?

[Meena Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading these stories.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Olivia really enjoyed this book. Her two favorite genres are poetry and fairy tales. It seems slightly below her reading level. It is multicultural.

[Mary Catelli · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection meant for young readers. A handful of amusing tales, a nice variety.