title: Afro-American Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library)
author: Roger Abrahams
description: Praise for African Folktales, the companion volume to Afro-American Folktales:<br /><br />"Another masterful addition and accessible introduction to the captured myths of what the Mede call 'God's Chiefdom'....Sweeping across the continent as swiftly as a pair of enchanted Togo sandals, the juxtaposition of tribes and pacing of story lengths make for lively reading:"<br /><br />Washington Post Book World<br /><br />"Earthy and comedic...a rousing good read....I suspect Mr. Abrahams' book will be read a generation hence."<br /><br />New York Times Book Review
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  The Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
  
  
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  _African Folktales_ by Roger D. Abrahams
  
  
  _African American Folktales_ by Roger D. Abrahams
  
  
  _American Indian Myths and Legends_ by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz
  
  
  _Arab Folktales_ by Inea Bushnaq
  
  
  _Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies_ by Moss Roberts
  
  
  _The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales_ by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
  
  
  _Favorite Folktales from Around the World_ by Jane Yolen
  
  
  _Folktales from India_ by A.K. Ramanujan
  
  
  _French Folktales_ by Henri Pourrat
  
  
  _Gods and Heroes_ by Gustav Schwab
  
  
  _Irish Folktales_ by Henry Glassie
  
  
  _Japanese Tales_ by Royall Tyler
  
  
  _Legends and Tales of the American West_ by Richard Erdoes
  
  
  _The Norse Myths_ by Kevin Crossley-Holland
  
  
  _Northern Tales_ by Howard Norman
  
  
  _Norwegian Folk Tales_ by Peter Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe
  
  
  _Russian Fairy Tales_ by Aleksandr Afanas’ev
  
  
  _Swedish Folktales and Legends_ by Lone Thygesen Blecher