Fall Trade Paperbacks: Folklore, Myths & Legends

by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 8/14/2006

CRANE HILL

The Big Bad Book of Ghosts (Sept., $9.95) by Karyn Kay Zweifel and Nina Costopoulos combines three collections of horror stories—Covered Bridge Ghost Stories, Dog-Gone Ghost Stories and Lighthouse Ghosts and Legends.

CURBSTONE PRESS

Why Monkeys Live in Trees and Other Stories from Benin (Sept., $12.95) by Raouf Mama shares trickster tales, sacred stories and more from a wide range of ethnic groups in this West African country.

UNIV. OF HAWAI’I PRESS

The Three Boys and Other Buddhist Folktales from Tibet (Nov., $17.95) by Yeshi Dorjee, edited by John S. Major, offers 15 stories that reflect a centuries-old tradition and exemplify key Buddhist principles.