Orem Library

An illustrated retelling of nineteen fables and tales from China, each of which features a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and introduces aspects of traditional Chinese culture and lore.

In this retelling of an Inuit traditional story from the Western Arctic, a doll made by a poor old woman who is cast aside by her camp magically comes to life. The boy, with the beak of a raven, is raised as the old woman's son. When he is finally old enough to venture out on his own, he embarks on an epic journey to fight a beast from the depths of the ocean to create his own island world. This cautionary tale will leave readers pondering the values...

Burndee is a young and cantankerous fairy godfather who would rather bake cakes than help humans. A disgrace to the fairy order, Burndee has only two wards entrusted to his care ... a cinder girl and a charming prince. A royal ball presents Burndee with the brilliant solution of how to make his wards happy with the least amount of effort. He'll arrange a meeting and hope the two fall in love. A humorous and magical re-telling of Cinderella from a...

A boy helps an injured crane, and the good deed is rewarded with the arrival of a mysterious guest who weaves beautiful silk for the family. Author's note discusses Japanese folktales and poetry, red-crowned cranes, and pronunciations.

Herakles was one of the greatest of all Greek heroes, and his exploits have been celebrated in paintings, songs, poetry, and sculpture for thousands of years. Now it's time for him to have his own children's book, one exclusively devoted to his labors and adventures. Strong Stuff tells the amazing stories of the Stymphalian Birds (defeated by crashing cymbals), creepy King Geryon (with three heads AND three bodies), the Augean Stables (don't ask),...

The Lenapé Nation (often wrongly called the Delaware) consider themselves the Grandfathers of all the Algonquin peoples, among them the Cree, the Shawnee, the Powhatan, the Mahican; however, little has been written about the Lenapé, and their traditional stories have never been collected and set down.

Once upon a time there was an old Chinese emperor who gave children seeds to grow to see who would bring him the most beautiful flower.

Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American myth.

Algonquin folk tale about a little boy who wanted the colors of the sunset.