Margaret Read MacDonald
Margaret Read MacDonald is an American storyteller, folklorist, and award-winning children's book author born in 1940. With a Ph.D. in folklore from Indiana University and over 35 years of experience as a children's librarian, she has published more than 65 books featuring retellings of folktales from world oral traditions. She is recognized internationally as a master storyteller and educator, known for her lively performances and prolific contributions to children's literature.
children's literature
folklore
folktales
storytelling
Bat's Big Game
Mabela the Clever
Give Up, Gecko!
Shake-It-Up Tales!
Pickin' Peas
Little Rooster's Diamond Button
Bat's Big Game
Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale
Hen, a Chick and a String Guitar with CD
Too Many Fairies: A Celtic Tale
The Boy from the Dragon Palace
Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle
Shake-It-Up Tales!
Little Rooster's Diamond Button
The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain
Farmyard Jamboree (Fun First Steps) (Hardcover with CD) (Book & CD) (A Barefoot Singalong)
Storytellers Sourcebook: A Subject, Title, and Motif Index to Folklore Collections for Children
Teeny Weeny Bop
Twenty Tellable Tales: Audience Participation Folktales for the Beginning Storyteller
When the Lights Go Out: Twenty Scary Tales to Tell
Surf War!: A Folktale from the Marshall Islands
Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest
How Many Donkeys?: An Arabic Counting Tale