Folktale

The Turnip by Jan Brett

Inside: Book review of The Turnip by Jan Brett and some book-related activities. I’m a huge Jan Brett fan and so are most of my students. She does a fabulous job retelling Russian folktales (with her own twist) and this book is no exception. The Turnip by Jan Brett G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015 Ages 3 to 6 Turnips, Animals, Folktales … Read more

Climbing Rosa: Book Review and Activities

Inside: Book review of Climbing Rosa I was wandering through our local library a couple of days ago and found this lovely Hungarian folktale. It’s a new one for me, so I thought I’d share! Climbing Rosa by Shelley Fowles Lincoln Limited, 2006 Fiction, Folktale 4-8 Opening Lines Long ago in a far-off kingdom there stood an enormous tree. It … Read more