Barbara Knutson Books
Sungura and Leopard
A small but clever hare and a fierce leopard agree to share a house, but as the hare's family grows, he realizes that he must find a way to get rid of his bad-tempered neighbor.
Read MoreThe color of me
When people start to argue about the color of God, a beautiful rainbow reveals that God is the color of everyone and everything that He created.
Read MoreAmor Y Pollo Asado Love and Roast Chicken
In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner. En esta folklore de los Andes, un conejillo de Indias muy listo engañe en varios...
Read MoreWhy the Crab Has No Head
Retells the African folktale from the Bakongo people of Zaire in which Crab's pride influences his creator, who leaves Crab without a head to make him humble.
Read MoreHow the guinea fowl got her spots
A folk explanation for the guinea fowl's protective coloration that enables it to hide from its natural predator, the lion.
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