Traditional stories, myths & fairy tales Books

Richard Schenkman / 6m 3f / Drama / Unit SetAfter history professor John Oldman unexpectedly resigns from the University his startled colleagues impulsively invite themselves to his home pressing him for an explanation. But they re shocked to hear his...

Based on actual events White Buffalo tells the story of the miracle birth of a white buffalo calf on a small farm in southern Wisconsin. When Carol Gelling discovers that one of the buffalo on her farm is born white in color she thinks nothing more of it...

Supernatural tales from the most famous anthology in all of Japanese literature!The Konjaku Monogatari Shu is a collection of tales from Buddhist and popular Japanese folklore that was compiled in the twelfth century. The stories in this book tell of...

Eerie tales of Japanese goblins, ghosts and magic beautifully illustrated in a deluxe collector's edition!This collection of fifteen chilling tales brings to life a world where the supernatural and earthly realms are seamlessly intertwined. The...

Some say all goblins are bad. This is simply not true. Ryen Ryen the hemoglobin will always be there for you! You see, Ryen the goblin is young and he is strong. He brings superpower strength when our bodies go wrong. When children are hurt, sick and...

Dante, orphaned by the endless war of the gods, strives to find power and grace in a cold world. Risking punishment for his attempts, he studies the craft despite being untied to the gods, nobility, priesthood, or any magical bloodline. Rising to great...

Fifty-five delightful tales offering fascinating windows into the Korean psyche. Told with wit and pathos, this lively collection of Korean fables features the ever-iconic tiger, the humble woodcutter, clueless brides, clever talking rabbits, mischievous...

The magical powers of a storybook cannot be denied, but what if within those pages awaited not traditionally-written fairy tales from all times and places, but those same tales re-told by some of the world's most talented and respected artists!Push Your...

Can an eleven-year-old boy succeed where others have failed? Can he recover a kidnapped child, disprove a false accusation of assault or win a sleep-deprivation competition that has driven others mad with tragic consequences?He can, if he is accompanied...

This chilling anthology, first published in 1898, features classic gothic authors Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Thomas de Quincey and Hans Christian Andersen alongside well-known and influential fairy tales and folklore. All of the macabre stories and...

Don't look back.Did Eurydice want to return from the underworld? Did anybody ask?In this brilliant portrait of rage and resilience, a Korean woman tries to connect with her younger brother and grapple with family tragedy through bedtime stories that...

Uncover the dark past of the celestials in this melodic tale inspired by Chinese mythology and Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca. Filled with rich imagery and delicate poetry, the Song of the Six Realms will echo long after the tune has ended. Xue, a...

Mysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries! The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai presents 100 of the strangest creatures you have ever seen - from evil demons and terrifying monsters to mythical ghosts and enchanted beasts...

The god of lies has been reborn, but will young Loki be Asgard's saviour?When Earth is plagued by an epidemic of fear, ancient prophecy says only Thor can stop the monstrous threat of the Serpent, but without help from Loki, Thor is certain to...

Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy) and Lemony Snicket (author of A Series Of Unfortunate Events) invent an entirely new vision of PINOCCHIO a bizarre and riveting new adventure through a beloved tale.An oversized slipcase art book elaborately illustrated...

An extraordinary collection of Japanese folk tales, many in English for the first time!This book contains 79 stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu, compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales...

Dear adventurer, It is our belief that this is one of the most important texts you will read should you plan to adventure in Gwelf. Once more our dear Wilburton sets off on adventure in Gwelf, but this time he ventures into the North into the territory...

The lives of two women - one desperate to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway - intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch's Heart.Oddny...

Age range 10+'I've always known mermaids to be real, I've seen proof of their existence. But for those who still think they're the stuff of fairytales, this book will certainly change their mind.' - Iris CompietThe future of mermaids is...

An entertaining introduction to Japan's supernatural creatures!Yokai come in every imaginable shape and form ranging from frightening ghosts who haunt our dreams and cruel monsters that are deadly killers to cute fairies and mischievous...

Bardskull is the record of three journeys made by Martin Shaw, the celebrated storyteller and interpreter of myth, in the year before he turned fifty. It is unlike anything he has written before. This is not a book about myth or narrative: rather, it is...

The third installment in the best-selling series that kicked off with The Mythology Class, which Publishers Weekly called "a must-read" and a "genre-defining classic of Filipino comics." The Journey to Lupan-On offers...

Three thousand years ago, Tara and her older brother were eaten by wolves after their mother abandoned them in the forest. The problem is, Tara doesn't remember any of that. It's only when she meets Sun Wukong, the heavenly Monkey King, that she begins...

Age range 12 to 18A dazzling collection of retold and original fairy tales from fifteen acclaimed and bestselling YA writers.Fairy tales have been spun for thousands of years and remain among our most treasured stories. Weaving fresh tales with...

Superb Yokai images from the world's leading museums and private collections! Japan's vast pantheon of supernatural creatures includes demons (yokai), monsters, ogres (oni), ghosts (yurei) and magicians mythical beings from folklore and...

"Hausgeister!is as creepy as it is beautiful. Informative and fascinating, I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem."- BROMEnter the world of ancient Germany where household spirits once held sway and linger within the tales that we know and love today.The...

In the utterly original, genre-defying, English-language debut of Finnish author Juhani Karila, a young woman's annual pilgrimage to her home in Lapland to catch an elusive pike in three days is complicated by a host of mythical creatures, a murder...

Ryunosuke Akutagawa rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential modern Japanese writers. He is known as 'the father of the Japanese short story' and 'Rashmon is his best-known work. Presented with a new...

The most famous work in all of Japanese classical literature, the KonjakuMonogatari Shu is as integral a part of its nation's culture as Canterbury Talesand The Inferno are of ours. In Japanese Tales from Times Past, the editors andtranslators have...

A 'mesmerizing' (James McBride), 'magnificent' (Ha Jin) intergenerational coming-of-age novel set in South Korea - about friendship, belonging, and displacement.Growing up outside a US military base in South Korea in...

Spirits surround us in the latest Illuminated Edition: a tome of all the Japanese ghost stories and strange tales collected and translated by author Lafcadio Hearn and depicted by the majestic brushwork of artist Kent Williams.Brimming with over sixty...

Greek myth has inspired stories and art for millennia. And yet some stories and characters remain unfamiliar.First There Was Chaosexplores the formless, primordial, and extraordinary forces that preceded the Olympian gods. These tales of Creation...

A beautifully illustrated collection of interconnected folk tales by internationally bestselling author Jackie Morris, set in a world of music, curious animals, and towers that reach the stars. The tales are illustrated with a series of musically-themed...

Reynard - a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders - is in trouble. He has been summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, charged with all manner of crimes and misdemeanours. How will...

From the acclaimed and award-winning author of The Hunger and The Deep comes a new psychological and supernatural twist on the horrors of the Japanese American internment camps in World War II.1944: As World War II rages on, the threat has come to the...

Sylvia Linsteadt is a writer, artist, and certified animal tracker based in California. Her short fiction has been published in New California Writing and Dark Mountain among others, and from 2013 to 2016 she ran Wild Talewort, sending re-wilded tellings...

Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color...

'Think not that dreams appear to the dreamer only at night, the dream of this world of pain appears to us even by day.' In this book, famed author Lafcadio Hearn presents 14 fascinating stories - including deathless ghosts and yokai, local folklore and...

A classic tale that will captivate lovers of Japan, history, and epic adventure alike.Japan's most celebrated tale of chivalry, loyalty and revenge and the basis for a Hollywood feature film starring Keanu Reaves 47 Ronin is the epic tale of a...

Japanese Folktales is Yei Theodora Ozaki's classic collection of twenty-two traditional Japanese stories. The book introduces the reader to the rich world of the Japanese imagination, a world of ghouls, goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings;...

What lies beyond the veil of death? Journey past this mortal coil and discover the secrets of the Shadowlands. Study the practices around death and dying on Azeroth, then follow a Broker through the groves of Ardenweald, over the gleaming towers of...

A loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast that centers queer and trans charactersTrans sailor Darragh Thorn has made a comfortable life for himself among people wholove and accept him. Ten years after his exile from home, though, his sister asks him...

Upon the dramatic landscape of Wales there have been born many creatures and beings of legend. This lushly illustrated guide delves into the dragons, beasts, fair folk, and spirits of Wales. Tales become blended and one with history, and this history...

The little mermaid has always yearned for the strange and exciting life of the humans. For humans have ever lasting souls and mermaids merely return to the ocean as sea foam upon their death. After saving a human man during a sea storm, she soon desires...

We welcome and encourage tourists of all kinds in Gwelf. The survival guide will tell you what to expect, what equipment to pack, who to trust and hire as a guide, and where to rest for the night in this magical land steeped in history and mystery...

This edition of The Beastiarium Greenlandica is your one-stop, illustrated and informational guide to creatures, spirits, and animals of myth and lore of Greenland. These stories originate from sources all over Greenland and have been told to and by...

In a quaint tourist village, Dorn makes miniature scale models displayed in the local shops. Yet life is far from idyllic; he suffers under the thumb of a rich, philandering younger brother and an unloving father, and cannot find the courage to admit his...

Finalist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction Finalist for the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Longlisted for CBC Canada Reads 2021 AGlobe and MailBest Book Debut of 2020A young translator living in Toronto frequently travels...