Balinese Children's Favorite Stories

by Victor Mason, Trina Bohan-Tyrie (Illustrator)

Overview

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Balinese fairy tales and other stories--providing insight into a rich oral culture.

volume presents a charming collection of well-loved myths and tales from Bali. Comprising 12 stories that have been told by mothers to children over the centuries, the tales cover classic childhood themes--good versus evil, children versus adults, and so on. They make perfect new additions for story time or bedtime reading. The stories have appeared previously in a different form, but never so clearly and in such a way that the beauty of Bali and Balinese culture is evoked so well. Narrated with an international audience in mind and illustrated with whimsical watercolors by Trina Bohan-Tyrie, Balinese Children's Favorite Stories will enchant six to ten year old readers all over the world.

Balinese Stories include:

• The Haughty Toad
• The Golden Axe
• The Rajah Who Lost his Head
• A Tale of Two Sisters
• The Three Fishes
• And more!

The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Asian Children's Favorite Stories, Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China&Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories, and Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781462907939
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	09/04/2012
Series:	Favorite Children's Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	15 MB
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Age Range:	5 - 14 Years

About the Author

The stories are retold by Victor Mason, who first told these stories in a publication named The Haughty Toad. A keen ornithologist who conducts bird-watching tours in Bali, Mason also wrote The Birds of Bali.

The stories are illustrated by Trina Bohan-Tyrie, a professional watercolorist currently living in Indonesia. Over the last 20 years she has exhibited in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe and Britain. Bohan-Tyrie holds joint and solo watercolor exhibitions in Indonesia, drawing inspiration from the country's colors, textures and people. She is a member of the British Watercolor Society.

Table of Contents

The Haughty Toad; The Saintly Stork; The Golden Axe; The Talkative Turtle; The Rajah who Lost His Head; The Ant and the Dove; The Dog who Flattered a Crow; A Tale of Two Sisters; The Four Naughty Boys; The Missing Pig; The Three Fishes.

Editorial Reviews

"Four Naughty Boys," "The Dog Who Flattered a Cow" and "The Rajah Who Lost His Head" are among the 12 tales and myths included in Balinese Children's Favorite Stories, retold by Victoria Mason with Gillian Beal, illus. by Trina Bohan-Tyrie. Some, such as "The Saintly Stork" seem based on those of Aesop, the author explains, while others are "peculiarly Balinese." Much of the artwork captures the costume and breathtaking Bali setting. ( Dec.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Gr 1-4-Mason and Beal's collection presents 11 tales from the Balinese tradition. Although the origin of some of the selections is obscure, Mason notes that some have their roots in Aesop. In one story, a talkative turtle must bite down on a stick in order to be carried to safety by two geese. In another, a dove saves an ant from drowning and is later rescued when the ant and its friends bite a boy before he can shoot the dove with a poisoned arrow. Other tales are reminiscent of European fairy tales. Many of these instructional tales involve animals. The watercolor illustrations vary greatly in style and coloration. The soft, hazy island ocean scene on the endpapers contrasts with the brightly colored folk-style cartoon animals and intricately detailed Balinese costumes that decorate the text. Libraries with large folk- and fairy-tale collections will want to own this readable treasury, as tales from Bali are hard to find. One that is available is Judy Sierra's The Dancing Pig (Harcourt, 1999).-Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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