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Trickster TalesTraditional LiteratureAround The World ThemeTraditional TalesSummer Reading ProgramLibrary LessonsTall TalesMentor TextsClassroom LibraryTrickster Tales from around the World, retold by Gerald McDermottMany, many cultures have traditional tales that involve a trickster main character. Earlier I wrote a series of two posts about Anansi, a tricky spider from west Africa: Anansi tales retold by Eric Kimmel and Even More Anansi Trickster Tales. Gerald McDermott is another wonderful picture book author-illustrator who has written a series of stories focusing on different trickster characters from around the world. This post provides a quick overview of these different books and creative…
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