Title: The folkstories of children /
Authors: Sutton-Smith, Brian.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Year: 1981
Subjects: Child authors.; Fantasy in children.; Folklore and children; Folklore and children New York (State) New York.; Children New York (State) New York Folklore.; Children Folklore
Abstract: "Features nearly five hundred stories that were volunteered by fifty children between the ages of two and ten and transcribed word for word. The stories are organized chronologically by the age of the teller, revealing the progression of verbal competence and the gradual emergence of staging and plot organization."--Publisher description.
Contents: Pt. 1. Verse stories : ages two through four -- pt. 2. Plot stories : ages five through ten.