Tell Me a Story: Timeless Folktales from Around the World

A 2006 Parents' Choice Silver Honors Award-winning collection of eight folk tales by the veteran syndicated columnist of Tell Me a Story. Stories are read by a cast of talented performers and accompanied by music ranging from the haunting wind tones on the Scottish tale, 'The Selkie Bride' to the marimba rhythms on 'Anansi and Turtle's Feast' and jazzy 'Two Frogs' from Japan. The jacket offers colorful illustrations, story summaries and attributions as well as performer bios.