A YEAR FULL OF STORIES: 52 FOLKTALES AND LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

A YEAR FULL OF STORIES: 52 FOLKTALES AND LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD by Angela McAllister. Illustratd by Christopher Corr.

Growing up some of my go to books at the library were a series of fairy tale/folk tales from other countries. I loved those books! The words and descriptions whisked me away to other lands full of different customs and cultures. I could smell the spicyness of the Middle East and Orient. I could feel the cold in the Russian and Scandinavian Tales. When stumbling across A Year Full of Stories: 52 Folktales and Legends From Around the World by Angel McAllister, I immediately went back to that special place in my childhood. Divided into months, McAllister uses a lot of the stories in combination with holiday celebrations in other countries. Even though there are 52 stories it is not divided up to be 1 story a week. As already mentioned it is divided into months, but some months contain 3 stories. Some contain 5 stories.

Christopher Corr's illustrations are colorful and whimsical which will make them a delight to children.

HEADS UP- Because you are dealing with other cultures, you are dealing with other religious beliefs periodically.