Category Archives: Folklore

A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

Posted on May 28, 2022 by kyurenka

A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee, Clarion, 2022. 9780358469988 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Fantasy What did you like about the book? 17-year-old Miuko is kissed by a demon … Continue reading →

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From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos

Posted on May 9, 2022 by kyurenka

From Dust, A Flame by Rebecca Podos, Balzer + Bray, 2022. 9780062699060 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Realistic folklore (Jewish)/fantasy What did you like about the book? On the morning of … Continue reading →

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The Song of the Nightingale by Tanya Landman, illustrated by Laura Carlin

Posted on April 20, 2022 by kyurenka

The Song of the Nightingale by Tanya Landman, illustrated by Laura Carlin, Candlewick Studio, 2020. 9781536217681 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  When the … Continue reading →

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Putuguq & Kublu and the Attack of the Amautalik! by Roselynn Akulukjuk and Danny Christopher. Illustrated by Astrid Arijanto

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Putuguq & Kublu and the Attack of the Amautalik! by Roselynn Akulukjuk and Danny Christopher. Illustrated by Astrid Arijanto. Inhabit Media, 2022. 9781772274196 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre:  Realistic fiction … Continue reading →

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Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrations by Miho Satake

Posted on March 20, 2022 by kyurenka

Temple Alley Summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrations by Miho Satake; translated from the Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa, Yonder/Restless Books, 2021. c2011. 9781632063038 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre: Folklore/Supernatural What did … Continue reading →

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Tamarind and the Star of Ishtar by Jasbinder Bilan

Posted on February 10, 2022 by susanh579

Tamarind and the Star of Ishtar by Jasbinder Bilan. Chicken House, Scholastic, 2022. 9781338769432 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: ARC (publication April, 2022) Genre: Magical realism What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow

Posted on December 29, 2021 by susanh579

A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow. Quill Tree Books, 2022. 9780063043435 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC (published February 8th, 2022) Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? This … Continue reading →

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The Dreamweavers by G. Z. Schmidt

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

The Dreamweavers by G. Z. Schmidt. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823444236 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Chinese folklore and the mystery of dreams combine in … Continue reading →

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Moon Pops by Heena Baek

Posted on November 7, 2021 by kyurenka

            Moon Pops by Heena Baek, Owlkids, 2021. 9781771474290 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? It’s a sweltering hot night and no one … Continue reading →

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Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America / Blancaflor, La heroína con poderes secretos: Un cuento de Latinoamérica by Nadja Spiegelman, illustrated by García Sánchez

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Blancaflor, The Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America (9781943145553) / Blancaflor, La heroína con poderes secretos: Un cuento de Latinoamérica (9781943145577) by Nadja Spiegelman, illustrated by García Sánchez. Introduction by F. Isabel Campoy. Spanish translation by María … Continue reading →

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