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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Phelps, Ethel Johnston

The Hunter Maiden: Feminist Folktales from Around the World

148 pp. | Feminist | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55861-434-5 $14.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-936932-05-4
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Suki Boynton. The fourth volume of these reissued folktales (first published in 1981 as part of Maid of the North) features active, wise, and independent women. The eleven tales from diverse world traditions include the titular gender-norms-defiant tale and the infamous "Scheherazade." Phelps reimagines the tales in an enchanting and evocative voice, aided by Boynton's occasional illustrations; includes an introduction by Renée Watson. Reading list.
Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

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