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Tikki Tikki Tembo
Arlene Mosel
4.20 average rating, · 65.2k ratings
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
John Steptoe
4.35 average rating, · 21.1k ratings
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The Five Chinese Brothers
Claire Huchet Bishop
4.17 average rating, · 23.9k ratings
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Verna Aardema
4.04 average rating, · 26.4k ratings
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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Ed Young
4.06 average rating, · 18.7k ratings
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Gerald McDermott
4.12 average rating, · 7.4k ratings
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Russian Fairy Tales
Alexander Afanasyev
4.19 average rating, · 4.7k ratings
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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale
Demi
4.32 average rating, · 3.2k ratings
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Abiyoyo
Pete Seeger
4.26 average rating, · 2.8k ratings
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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Ai-Ling Louie
4.07 average rating, · 2.9k ratings
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Historias de fantasmas de Japón
Lafcadio Hearn
4.20 average rating, · 2.2k ratings
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The Seven Chinese Brothers
Margaret Mahy
4.19 average rating, · 1.9k ratings
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Spiriti e creature del Giappone
Lafcadio Hearn
4.23 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Eric A. Kimmel
4.17 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Marianna Mayer
4.29 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
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The Storyteller
Evan Turk
4.05 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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Babushka Baba Yaga
Patricia Polacco
4.27 average rating, · 1k ratings
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Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide
Hiroko Yoda
4.13 average rating, · 973 ratings
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Two of Everything
Lily Toy Hong
4.10 average rating, · 934 ratings
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Anansi and the Talking Melon
Eric A. Kimmel
4.10 average rating, · 784 ratings
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The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai
Matthew Meyer
4.38 average rating, · 682 ratings
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Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
Gerald McDermott
4.02 average rating, · 674 ratings
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Tokyo Night Parade: An Enchanting Picture Book About Yokai, Japanese Friendship, and Moving for Kids
J.P. Takahashi
4.13 average rating, · 519 ratings
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