| Fairy Tales Alaska Style
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| Alaska Mother Goose: North Country Nursery Rhymes |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
"Hi diddle dare, the moose and the bear, danced by the light of the moon…" Lots of rhymes and fun with Alaskan animals.
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| Alaska's Three Pigs |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Arlene Laverde
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2002
What if the Three Little Pigs lived in Alaska?
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| Little Red Snapperhood: A Fishy Fairy Tale |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Neal W. Gilbertsen
Illustrator
Evon Zerbetz
Publisher
WestWinds Press, 2003
What if Little Red Riding Hood was a fish? What does she do when she realizes Grandma is really a wolf eel?
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| The Salmon Princess: An Alaska Cinderella Story |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Mindy Dwyer
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2004
What if Cinderella lived in Alaska? How would the story be different?
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| The Sourdough Man: An Alaskan Folktale |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Cherie B. Stihler
Illustrator
Barbara Lavallee
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2010
Instead of a gingerbread man, it's sourdough man who shouts, "you can't catch me."
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| Giants
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| Hungry Giant of the Tundra |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Teri Sloat
Illustrator
Robert Sloat
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2001
The sun is going down and a group of children playing far from their village know it's time to head home, but they ignore their parents' calls. Suddenly a huge shadow looms over them. It's the hungry giant looking for his supper. A fun Yup'ik folktale.
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| The Sleeping Lady |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ann Dixon
Illustrator
Elizabeth Johns
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
The story of how Mount Susitna or "Sleeping Lady" came to be.
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| How Things came to be
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| Aurora: A Tale of the Northern Lights |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Mindy Dwyer
Illustrator
Mindy Dwyer
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1997
A magical story of how a young girl's quest leads to a great discovery.
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| Berry Magic |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Teri Sloat
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Betty Huffmon
Illustrator
Teri Sloat
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2004
Find out how Alaskan berries got their color at yummy taste. Would you believe it was a young girl and her dolls?
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| Berry Woman's Children |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Dale DeArmond
Illustrator
Dale DeArmond
Publisher
William Morrow, 1985
An Inupiat Grandmother tells stories of the animals and birds that Raven asked Berry Woman to look after.
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| How Raven Brought Light to People |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Ann Dixon
Illustrator
James Watts
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry/Macmillan, 1992
This is a retelling of the Tlingit legend of how raven tricked a chief into releasing the stars, the moon, and the sun from the boxes where he kept them hidden.
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| How Raven Stole the Sun |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Maria Williams
Illustrator
Felix Vigil
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution/Abbeville Press, 2001
Maria Williams retells the traditional Tlingit story of how raven stole the sun, a story she learned from her father, Aweix Bill Williams.
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| Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest |
Level
Ages 6 to 9
Author
Gerald McDermott
Publisher
Harcourt Brace, 1993
A popular retelling of the classic Tlingit legend of how Raven stole the sun for the people
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| Sitka Rose |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Shelley Gill
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Charlesbridge, 2005
Sitka Rose is full of adventure and through her stories readers learn about Alaska.
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| The Sleeping Lady |
Level
Ages 6 to 12
Author
Ann Dixon
Illustrator
Elizabeth Johns
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 1994
The story of how Mount Susitna or "Sleeping Lady" came to be.
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| Life Lessons
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| Hungry Giant of the Tundra |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Teri Sloat
Illustrator
Robert Sloat
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2001
The sun is going down and a group of children playing far from their village know it's time to head home, but they ignore their parents' calls. Suddenly a huge shadow looms over them. It's the hungry giant looking for his supper. A fun Yup'ik folktale.
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| Kumak's House: A Tale of the Far North |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Michael Bania
Illustrator
Michael Bania
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2002
This house is too small, Kumak complains. Find out what happens when Kumak goes to Aana Lulu for advice.
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| Owl's Secret |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Louise Gallop
Illustrator
Shannon Cartwright
Publisher
Sasquatch Books/Paws IV, 2002
A modern-day legend of how owl got his feathers and what he learned about other creature's special features.
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| The Eye of the Needle |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Teri Sloat
Illustrator
Teri Sloat
Publisher
Alaska Northwest Books, 2001
In this legend, after a very long winter, a very hungry boy goes out in search of food. Will he eat everything he sees or will he bring back anything to his village?
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| The Giant Cabbage |
Level
Toddlers to 9
Author
Cherie B. Stihler
Illustrator
Jeremiah Trammell
Publisher
Sasquatch Books, 2003
Moose finds a cabbage in the garden that could win a prize at the state fair, but it is so big he needs help. Who comes along to help?
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