The GCC Library carries Caldecott winners and honor books; Newbery, Printz, Sibert, Schneider, Batchelder, Stonewall, Greenaway and Pura Bulpre award winners; and Coretta Scott King award winners and honor books. Books are located in the Juvenile collection and have pink labels.
A fable is a brief story, usually with animal characters, including a moral or lesson (Example: Aesop’s Fables). Tricksters teach and learn lessons the hard way, making up for physical weakness with subversive jokes and tricks on unsuspecting victims. (Coyote is probably the best known Southwest trickster; Anansi is well-known in African tradition. Brer Rabbit shares many features of the African trickster stories). And, Noodlehead stories are tales of good-hearted people who make lots of mistakes (Example: Jack and the Beanstalk).
Myths are stories that recount and explain the origins of the world and nature phenomena – sometimes called creation stories. Legends are stories based on real or supposedly real individuals and their deeds. A tall tale is a special kind of hero story because the heroes of tall tales are “larger than life.” An exaggerated, unreliable story. (Examples: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill).
Pourquoi tales offer folklore-type explanations for scientific phenomena or aspects of creation. An example is "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears." Pronounced por-kwa, it means "why" in French.
NOTE: See Find Books/Media, in left sidebar, for subcategory: Books at GCC - folklore.
Image shows five children of different ethnicities.
Resources, suggested lists, and award-winning books: Coretta Scott King, Pura Belpre, Mildred Batchelder.
NOTE: See Find Books/Media in left sidebar, for subcategory: Books at GCC - Multicultural
Multicultural Children's Literature by 
Multicultural and Ethnic Children's Literature in the U.S. by Click on any of the picture books in this presentation to watch a video of the book being read aloud.
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