Chinese Folklore

Bilingual:

Chinese (Simplified)

and English

Jiang, Wei and Gen Xing. The legend of Mu Lan : a heroine of ancient China / written and illustrated by Jiang, Wei and Gen Xing. Monterey, CA, U.S.A. : Victory Press, c1992.

Great to read another version of the now well known hero. Text is bilingual in English and Chinese (simplified characters).

Kimmel, Eric. Ten suns : a Chinese legend / retold by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by YongSheng Xuan. New York : Holiday House, c1998. Ages 6+.

Frightening story about the naughty sons of the Eastern Emperor. Scary because the sons/suns are shot out of the sky. They become crows, but still....

Bilingual:

Chinese (Traditional)

and English

Folk stories 1 / written by Lin Wen-pao; pictured by Chou Yu- tung; designed by Wang Ch'en-i; edited by Editorial Committee of The Overseas Chinese Library. [S.l.] : Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, c1985 (Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China : Linking Publishing Company, 1987). Ages 6+

Contains 24 Chinese legends or folk tales and colorful, traditional illustrations. This book is useful not only to learn about China, but also for students of Chinese. The Chinese characters have bo po mo fo as well.

Muth, Jon. Stone Soup. New York : Scholastic Press, 2003. Ages 4+.

Some visiting priest show the people in a Chinese village how to make soup from stones.

Yep, Laurence. The Boy who Swallowed Snakes / by Laurence Yep ; illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng.  New York : Scholastic, c1993. Ages 6+.

Magical snakes and silver coins. Who ends up rich and who ends up with all those snakes?

Yep, Laurence. The rainbow people / Laurence Yep ; illustrated by David Wiesner. New York : Harper & Row, 1989. 0060267615 Ages 8+.

Tales of Chinese immigrants from Kwangtung infused with Laurence Yep's voice. Rainbow People as a storytelling resource.

Yep, Laurence. The shell woman & the king : a Chinese folktale / retold by Laurence Yep ; paintings by Yang Ming-Yi. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1993. Ages 6+.

Woman from the sea falls for man on the shore. His boasting gets them in trouble and her cleverness saves them.

Yep, Laurence. The rainbow people / Laurence Yep ; illustrated by David Wiesner. New York : Harper & Row, 1989. 0060267615 Ages 8+.

Tales of Chinese immigrants from Kwangtung infused with Laurence Yep's voice. Rainbow People as a storytelling resource.