num_pages: 96
description: Celebrate the slyest trickster tales from around the world in a lavish volume that gives a well-loved story tradition its rightful due.Enter (carefully) the world of the tricksters, those wily creatures who lie their way out of trouble, cheat when they get a chance, and devise elaborate tricks to get what they want —- with delightfully unpredictable results. This truly diverse, elegantly illustrated collection follows such clever characters as Anansi, Coyote, Brer Rabbit, and others who play a role in a multicultural array of storytelling traditions, from African to Inuit to European, Tibetan to Native American to Japanese.
language: English
title: Trick of the Tale: A Collection of Trickster Tales
titlecomplete: Trick of the Tale: A Collection of Trickster Tales
genres: Folklore, Childrens, Picture Books, Young Adult, Fiction, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 69
publisher: Candlewick Press