Books

The Talking Vegetables
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
Henry Holt and Company, 2006, ISBN: 0-8050-7742-1

The villagers are planting a farm, but Spider refuses to help. He has plenty of rice to eat, so why should he do all that hard work? Then one day Spider gets tired of plain rice and decides to pick some of the delicious produce. Imagine his surprise when the vegetables start talking!

Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
Henry Holt and Company, 2003, ISBN: 0-8050-7047-8

One morning, Mrs. Chicken took her bath in a puddle. "Cluck, cluck," she said proudly. "What a pretty chicken I am!"

Mrs. Chicken can't see her wings in the puddle, so she walks down to the river. She doesn't know that Crocodile is there, waiting for her dinner. To save herself, Mrs. Chicken tells Crocodile that they are sisters. But how can a speckled chicken and a green-skinned crocodile be related? Mrs. Chicken had better prove that they can, and fast, because Crocodile is getting hungrier....

Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
Henry Holt and Company, 2002, ISBN: 0-8050-6570-9

Head is all alone. Body bounces along. Arms swing about, and Legs stand around. They can't do much by themselves, so they try to join together. But how? Should Head attach to the belly button? Should Legs stand on Arms? If only they can work together, everything will be perfect.

Straight from the oral tradition comes this magical retelling of a creation story from Liberia.

Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia
by Won-Ldy Paye, Margaret H. Lippert, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
Fulcrum Publishing, 1998, ISBN: 1-55591-991-X

The first collection of Dan folk tales ever to be published. Stories feature the trickster Spider and other memorable characters. Includes an Introduction, Notes About the Stories with anecdotes about the specific storytellers who told these tales, and an extensive Glossary packed with information about Dan culture.

Finist the Falcon: A Russian Legend
by Margaret H. Lippert, Dave Albers (Illustrator)
Troll, 1996, ISBN: 0-8167-4025-9

In this Russian fairy tale, Galya, betrayed by her sisters, travels alone to the thrice-tenth czardom to find her own true love, the falcon prince.

The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend
by Margaret H. Lippert, Felipe Davalos (Illustrator)
Troll, 1993, Hardcover ISBN: 0-8167-3053-9, Softcover ISBN: 0-8167-3054-7

The traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume K
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for kindergarten including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 1
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 1 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 2
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 2 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 3
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 3 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 4
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 4 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 5
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 5 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 6
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 6 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 7
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 7 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Teacher's Read-Aloud Anthology, Volume 8
by Margaret H. Lippert
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, 1993

A collection of great read-aloud stories for grade 8 including: contemporary fiction, classics, non-fiction, ballads, multicultural folk tales, legends and myths. An accompanying audio tape, which includes recordings of six stories from this volume, is available.

Why the Moon Is in the Sky: An African Folk Tale
by Margaret H. Lippert, Leo and Diane Dillon (Illustrators)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

The traditional Ashanti folk tale of how Anansi's six sons all help to save his life, then can't agree who should get the prize for doing the most, so the sky god finds a perfect solution.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff
retold by Margaret H. Lippert, Jan Pyk (Illustrator)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

The traditional Norwegian story of the memorable interaction between goats coming TRIP TRAP over a bridge and the troll beneath threatening "I'm coming to eat you up!"

The Clever Turtle
retold by Margaret H. Lippert, Ray Cruz (Illustrator)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

A folk tale from Brazil of how a captured turtle escapes by using her wits combined with her talent of playing the flute while dancing.

The Little Red Hen
retold by Margaret H. Lippert, Mary Jane Begin (Illustrator)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

The traditional tale from England in which three animals learn that it is better to acquiesce than to chime "Not I" when they are asked for assistance.

Little Red Riding Hood
retold by Margaret H. Lippert, Heather Cooper (Illustrator)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

The German folk tale which a devious wolf gets his comeuppance after swallowing both a girl and her grandmother.

The Three Bears
retold by Margaret H. Lippert, Lulu Delacre (Illustrator)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

The English folk tale about an inquisitive girl who wreaks havoc in the house of the three bears, then narrowly escapes.

Timimoto
retold by Margaret H. Lippert, Kathy Mitchell (Illustrator)
Macmillan Beginning Reading and Language Program, 1988

A Japanese story following the quest of a tiny child who seeks adventure and finds it when confronted by a hungry giant.