Sitting at the feet of the past : retelling the North American folktale for children /
edited by Gary D. Schmidt and Donald R. Hettinga.
- New York : Greenwood Pub. Group, (c)1992.
- xiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Native American folktale. On beaded dresses and the blazing sun Trying to see through their eyes Retelling the told tales of Kah-ge-gah-ge-bowh and Arthur C. Parker California Indian tales retold My Cinderella : an autobiographical essay Refocusing the image of the Native Canadian through children's books The African-American folktale. That's why I write Across cultures : stories that say L'Chaim Folktale decisions Joel Chandler Harris and the legitimacy of the reteller of folktales Br'er Rabbit redux The retold Western European folktale. Retelling folk and fairy tales : one author's approach Decision-making for retelling folktales The day after it snowed tortillas Paul Goble -- Nancy Van Laan -- Barbara Juster Esbensen -- Jane L. Curry -- Ann M. Trousdale -- James H. Gellert -- Patricia C. McKissack -- Steve Sanfield -- Priscilla Jaquith -- Hugh T. Keenan -- Anthony L. Manna -- William H. Hooks -- Maggie Duff -- Joe Hayes. (cont.) The Day It Snowed Tortillas and the Hispanic fairy tale in New Mexico Repetitions : oral and written story The interlinking of text and pictures : a study of "The Three Pigs" / John Warren Stewig -- Mary Mapes Dodge and the recasting of Saint Nicholas The American tall tale. The heritage of the American tall tale Comic tragedies/Tragic comedies : American tall tales The Western voice of the tall tale Tales of humor and exaggeration North American tall tales as children's literature Ruth K. MacDonald -- Roderick McGillis -- Susan R. Gannon and Ruth Anne Thompson -- Steven Kellogg -- Ariane Dewey -- E.J. Bird -- Bette Bosma -- Jan Susina.