Miriam G. Marshall
I. Resource Books
Bettleheim, Bruno and Zelan, Karen. “Why Children
Don’t Like To Read”.
The Atlantic Monthl
y. November 1981.
Bettlehim, Bruno.
The Uses of Enchantment—The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
. New York, April 1989.
The article by Bettleheim and his book “The Uses of Enchantment” can supply the teachers with reasons to support the use of fairy tales to educate, support, and liberate the emotions of children. The book is a resource of useful ideas when using fairy tales in the classroom.
Hanford, S.A.
Fables of Aesop
. Penguin Books Ltd. Middlesex, England, 1954.
This is an informative book on the background of Aesop’s Fables. It also provides you with the translation of two hundred and seven fables.
Luthi, Max.
The Fairy Tale As Art Form and Portrait of Man
. (translated by John Erickson). Indiana University Press. 1987.
This paperback has good background information for teachers who want to learn the history of fairy tales.
Potter, Robert R.
Myths and Folk Tales Around The World
. Globe Book Company, Inc. New York. 1987.
This book of stories has been compiled primarily for the classroom teacher. It can aid the teacher in the teaching of reading. The collection contains some of the best tales from this type of literature.
II. Stories For Children To Be Used By Teacher (In English)
Alegria, Ricardo, E.
The Three Wishes—A Collection of Puerto Rican Folktales
. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. New York. 1969.
This is a great book to own if you work with Puerto Rican children; it has the richness and variety of the Puerto Rican culture. It contains traditional stories passed down from generation to generation. You will also find in this book several stories about “Juan Bobo” familiar to most Puerto Rican children.
Lester, Julius.
Black Folktales. Grove Press. New York. 1969.
In addition to traditional fairy tales and Spanish tales, this book can supply you with stories told in the cities and villages of Africa and on the street corners, etcetera wherever else in America black people gather. Some stories are partly true and some imagined.
Sergie Palastrov.
Folk Tales From The Soviet Union
(Central Asia and Kazakhstan). Raduga Publishers. Moscow, USSR. 1968.
Skinner, Ada M.
A Child’s Book of Stories from Many Lands
. Children’s Classics, New York, 1988.
This book contains delightful tales from around the world depicting children in domestic and outdoor activities. These stories not only entertain, but also instruct children in proper behavior and values.
Yollen, Jane.
Favorite Folktales from Around The World
. Pantheon Books. New York, 1986.
A delightful book for Teachers to use as an inexhaustible source of enchantment for students. A wonderful book for story telling.
III. Novels written by Latin American Authors For Your Enrichment and Enjoyment. (In English)
Borges, Jorge Luis.
Labyrinths
—Selected Stories & Other Writings. New Dimensions Publishing Co. New York. 1962.
This book consists of short stories, Essays, and parables. Borges’ stories have been recognized as fantastic stories; they have been known for their wonderful intelligence, their wealth of invention, and their tight, almost mathematical style.
Ferre, Rosario.
Sweed Diamond Dust
—A novel and three stories of life in Puerto Rico. Available Press. 1988.
Excellent reading for the teacher who is not familiar with the Puerto Rican Culture and the people. . . . enjoyable for anyone.
Garc’a Márquez, Gabriel.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1983.
A dark and profound novel about the codes that men impose on women, and women on themselves. It is a brilliant performance.
Garc’a Márquez, Gabriel.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
. (Winner of 1982 Nobel Prize). Published by Avon Books. New York, New York. 1970.
You hope you find time to read books by Garc’a-Márquez. He uses elements of his own childhood for this story. The reading demands attention in order to keep track of family members and situations. This novel deals with humor, violence, hypervoly and exaggeration.
Lispector, Clarice.
Family Ties
. University of Texas Press. 1960.
These stories give us a comprehensive picture of the author’s private world of psychological complexities. In her stories we have commonplace situations and fantasies meet and merge.
Palastrov.
Folk Tales From The Soviet Union
. Central Asia and Kazakhstan. Raduga Publishers. Moscow, USSR. 1968.
The children will find colorful and imaginative illustrations depicting Russian art. You will enjoy comparing these stories from Russia with tales from America. Enjoy!
Skinner, Ada M.
A Child’s Book of Stories from Many Lands
. Children’s Classics, New York, 1988.
This book contains delightful tales from around the world. It also contains brilliant illustrations of bygone days when treasures were discovered.
Student Bibliography—Spanish Literature (for children who have not mastered the English Language).
Kincaid, Eric.
Colección “Colorin Colorado”
Lectorum Publications, Inc. New York, N.Y.
Here are six lovely books of stories to read or listen to. Each volume is filled with a selection of tales, some set in exotic lands populated by kings and dragons, others in dreamy faraway places. Children will enjoy the entertainment in these short stories.
Kincaid, Eric.
Fábulas Clasicas
. Lectorum Publications, Inc. New York, N.Y.
This book contains twenty-nine classic fables masterfully illustrated.
Lobel, Arnold.
Fábulas
. Lectorum Publications, Inc. New York, New York.
The amusing animal characters portrayed in this book will teach valuable lessons about human strengths and weaknesses.
Riordan, James.
Cuentos maravillosos del mundo entero
. Lectorum Publications, Inc. New York, New York.
This book presents a selection of international stories, among which the reader will find familiar classics as well as exotic tales of faraway lands. It has twenty-eight tales in all, each richly illustrated in full color, to provide hours of enjoyable reading.
Student Bibliography For English Speaking Students:
Alegr’a, Ricardo E. The
Three Wishes-A Collection of Puerto Rican Folktales.
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. New York. 1969.
Children will enjoy these stories with favorite themes from the world over which have been transmuted by the Puerto Rican environment into new versions. Stories will feature foolish youths who turn out to be braver than people had supposed, weaklings who outwit the strong, devils and witches who always lose to the virtuous, princesses, giants, and clever animals.
Cauchi, Joe.
A Puerto Rican Folk Tale—Maria Santa La Torre
. From a Story Told by Tomasa Perez. Published by the Connecticut Program for Migrant Children, University of Hartford. 1973.
This story has been passed down from our grandmothers and is told to us before going to bed. The story was told in Hatilo, Puerto Rico by Mrs. Tomasa Perez who first heard the story from her mother.
Lester, Julius.
Black Folktales
. Grove Press. New York. 1969.
This book will enchant you with traditional stories told in the cities and villages of Africa as well as on the street corners of America. The stories may begin as a true incident and end as fantasy.
Matos, Reinaldo and Ana Matos.
Lunaria and Solario-A Puerto Rican Folktale
. Published by The Connecticut Program for Migrant Children. University of Hartford. 1973.
Lunaria and Solario is one of the many bedtime stories told to us by our grandmothers. When you read this story, see if you can think of a story in the bible that is similar or of any other story that has been told by your grandmother. And of course, another happy ending!!
Matos, Reinaldo and Ana Matos.
Ladrillo and Tales of Juan Bobo
. The Connecticut Program For Migrant Children. University of Hartford. 1973.
These stories are typical stories told to Puerto Rican children. You may want to compare them to your traditional fairy tales told to you as you were growing up in New Haven. The stories feature Juan Bobo, a simple boy who could not do anything right; but things always turned out in his favor.