Asian Children's Favorite Stories

For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational.

Asian Children's Favorite Stories presents 8 Asian folktales from different countries - China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Stories include:

• Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along - Korea
• Baka the Cow and Balabaw the Water Buffalo - Phillippines
• The Mousedeer Becomes a Judge - Indonesia
• LIang and His Magic Brush - China
• Brave Bear, Snake and Crocodile Killer - Thailand
• Numskull and Rabbit - India
• The Crane's Gratitude - Japan

"There are such beautiful illustrations in this book; some full pages of color and others are partial pages worked around the text. […] It's nice to have a collection of folktales from different countries in one book that are so well blend together, such as these." —Castle View Academy
"The illustrations allow the reader to picture the culture as well as the setting. The stories bring in various parts of the culture…as well as some of the structure of the society. As always I find these stories a fun way to bring the culture alive…" —Crafty Moms Share blog
"The stories are retold in crisp, contemporary idiom and use rich, expressive language that makes them great for reading aloud, whether at home or in school." —Papertigers.org blog

David Conger was born in Tacoma, Washington. He studied electrical engineering and Japanese at Brigham Young University. He first became interested in Asian history and folklore while living in Japan for two years.

Marian Davies Toth's work has achieved national recognition in the United States. She has an abiding fascination in folklore and during her stay in Thailand, she collected and compiled enchanting tales and legends of old Siam. While there, she taught creative writing at the International School in Bangkok.

Joan Suyenaga, born and raised in Hawaii, grew up with Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, the first title in this popular series, on her family bookshelf. She has been writing, translating and editing for the past twenty years in Indonesia. Her three children were the first to hear the stories featured in this volume.

Liana Romulo spends much of her free time traveling, scuba-diving, and hunting through new and unusual bookstores. A dedicated yoga practitioner, she lives mostly in the Philippines but has also lived in Thailand, Belgium, and the United States. Having grown up in different parts of the world, she knows how important it is to preserve her own heritage and share it with others throughout the world. Her first picture book, Filipino Children's Favorite Stories, was a national bestseller in the Philippines.

Artist Patrick Yee holds a degree in Graphic Design, specializing in illustrations from Camberwell College of Arts, London Institute, and a Masters Degree from Brighton University. He has won the MacMillian Children's Picture Book Award (England) twice, and has illustrated more than 100 books. Yee is a part-time lecturer in LaSalle SIA, Nayang Academy Of Fine Arts, AWWA Special School and Frobel Academy.

For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational. Asian Children's Favorite Stories presents 8 Asian folktales from different countries -- China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Stories include: Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along -- Korea Baka the Cow and Balabaw the Water Buffalo -- Phillippines The Mousedeer Becomes a Judge -- Indonesia LIang and His Magic Brush -- China Brave Bear, Snake and Crocodile Killer -- Thailand Numskull and Rabbit -- India The Crane's Gratitude -- Japan

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