Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from around the World
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- Author：Sija Hong
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Summary
Monstrous Tales is a collection of traditional folktales about bewitching and bloodthirsty creatures。
Translated and transcribed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries， these tales celebrate the diversity of—and surprising resonances among—folklore traditions around the world。
Welcome to a world of magical adventure: a mysterious wolf pursues a bridegroom through a dark forest， a princess is trapped in a monster's body， and a dragon is coming with a storm in its wake。
• The tales come alive alongside spellbinding contemporary art by Chinese illustrator Sija Hong。
• Each story transports readers to a different enthralling world。
• Part of the popular Tales series， featuring Tales of Japan， Celtic Tales， and Tales of India
As readers roam from Japan to Nigeria and Ireland to Guyana， they'll witness deadly pacts， heroic feats， and otherworldly journeys。
Features tales from Australia， China， Estonia， Finland， France， Great Sioux Nation， Guyana， Iceland， India， Inuit Nunangat， Ireland， Italy， Japan， Nigeria， Philippines， Pueblo of Isleta， Scotland， South Africa， Syria， Turkey， and Ukraine。
• A special illustrated edition， complete with an embossed， textured case and a ribbon marker
• Perfect gift for fairy tale and folklore lovers， fans of monsters and creatures， collectors of illustrated classics， adults and teens alike， and bibliophiles
• A visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee table
• Great for those who enjoyed books like Through the Woods by Emily Carroll; The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke; and Giants， Monsters， and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore， Legend， and Myth by Carol Rose
Translated and transcribed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries， these tales celebrate the diversity of—and surprising resonances among—folklore traditions around the world。
Welcome to a world of magical adventure: a mysterious wolf pursues a bridegroom through a dark forest， a princess is trapped in a monster's body， and a dragon is coming with a storm in its wake。
• The tales come alive alongside spellbinding contemporary art by Chinese illustrator Sija Hong。
• Each story transports readers to a different enthralling world。
• Part of the popular Tales series， featuring Tales of Japan， Celtic Tales， and Tales of India
As readers roam from Japan to Nigeria and Ireland to Guyana， they'll witness deadly pacts， heroic feats， and otherworldly journeys。
Features tales from Australia， China， Estonia， Finland， France， Great Sioux Nation， Guyana， Iceland， India， Inuit Nunangat， Ireland， Italy， Japan， Nigeria， Philippines， Pueblo of Isleta， Scotland， South Africa， Syria， Turkey， and Ukraine。
• A special illustrated edition， complete with an embossed， textured case and a ribbon marker
• Perfect gift for fairy tale and folklore lovers， fans of monsters and creatures， collectors of illustrated classics， adults and teens alike， and bibliophiles
• A visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee table
• Great for those who enjoyed books like Through the Woods by Emily Carroll; The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke; and Giants， Monsters， and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore， Legend， and Myth by Carol Rose
Reviews
Elise Grangetto
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Spooky stories from different parts of the world。 I love how the author picks stories from unique places。 There are not a ton of folktales from Ireland or France， the typical Eurocentric stories。 You get to read a story from Ghana， Native American tribes， and the Philippines。 I love this book！
Claudia Piña
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Me encantaron las historias tan variadas， donde la interpretación de "monstruo" depende mucho del contexto cultural。 Siempre soy fan de leer historias de todo el mundo。 Las ilustraciones son magníficas y se adaptan perfecto a los diferentes estilos。 Me encantaron las historias tan variadas， donde la interpretación de "monstruo" depende mucho del contexto cultural。 Siempre soy fan de leer historias de todo el mundo。 Las ilustraciones son magníficas y se adaptan perfecto a los diferentes estilos。 。。。more
Matthew
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Overall， a really fun read。 Really enjoyed experiencing different regions’ takes on monsters。 I will say the last section housed my favorite story but also my two least favs （by far）。
Meg
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The illustrations are absolutely stunning but most of the stories seem to be bad， shallow translations from a very long time ago。 No one did any research， context for a lot of the cultural stuff seems to require research but cursory Google searches yield nothing much of the time。 I don't have a problem doing some of the lifting while reading and I don't think an author necessarily has to cater their writing to a certain audience。 This collection of stories， however， was compiled specifically for The illustrations are absolutely stunning but most of the stories seem to be bad， shallow translations from a very long time ago。 No one did any research， context for a lot of the cultural stuff seems to require research but cursory Google searches yield nothing much of the time。 I don't have a problem doing some of the lifting while reading and I don't think an author necessarily has to cater their writing to a certain audience。 This collection of stories， however， was compiled specifically for a general Western audience and therefore at the very least a glossary or footnotes should have been provided。One story （the last one in the book） has footnotes that make no sense to providing any insight to the story （which is one of the few that's fleshed out just enough to stand on its own）。 They feel like notes some university student put in while reading it for a class。 For how gorgeous and thoughtful the illustrations are， someone should have put the absolute slightest bit of effort into edits and extra information。 。。。more
Nikki
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Actual Rating: 4。5 starsThe illustrations were absolutely stunning， and I appreciated the diverse array of stories。 As with all anthologies I’ve read， I had some favorites and some I wasn’t as partial to， but overall it was an enjoyable read！
V
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Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beast from Around the World will take you literally around the world – starting in Japan and ending in China， with 19 stops along the way， including the Pueblo of Isleta， the Philippines， Guyana， and Syria。 T and I were both delighted to read stories that were completely new to us！ And longer than in our other compendiums。 （That's saying something。 I only share a fraction of the monster books we read。）With complex language and a high lev Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beast from Around the World will take you literally around the world – starting in Japan and ending in China， with 19 stops along the way， including the Pueblo of Isleta， the Philippines， Guyana， and Syria。 T and I were both delighted to read stories that were completely new to us！ And longer than in our other compendiums。 （That's saying something。 I only share a fraction of the monster books we read。）With complex language and a high level of detail， Monstrous Tales transports the reader to terrifying forests， deep lakes， and menacing spirit lands。 While the tales themselves were new to us， many themes and devices common to myth and fairytale appeared; T predicted （rightly） what would happen at different points， such as the youngest son overcoming the giant that killed his brothers in a Scottish tale。Noteworthy also is the artwork。 Fantastical illustrations by Sija Hong accompany each story， enticing readers to imagine and wonder what is to come。 Hong's art is rich in color and detail， drawing the viewer in before he has even begun to read。 Rich best describes all aspects of Monstrous Tales。 It has our seal of approval。A side note: This fits well with our monster atlases for teaching geography。 He's learning cardinal directions， oceans， and continents， and we also locate the countries of origin for the stories we read。 Our system is working out pretty well。 Now that we've added new monsters and countries to our knowledge base， I bet he'll be creating some new monster illustrations and LEGO creatures in the coming days！Note: A review copy was provided by Chronicle Books upon request for the purposes of review。 。。。more
Larry
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This is an anthology of tales about various monsters from many different cultural traditions， from all around the wide world。 Overall I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it。 While some stories are more memorable and engaging than others， there is a certain sense of timeless charm and wisdom woven into these tales。 Some have some very surprising instances that turn the stories on their head and certainly many of these fly in the face of modern “show don’t tell” rules of writing， though This is an anthology of tales about various monsters from many different cultural traditions， from all around the wide world。 Overall I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it。 While some stories are more memorable and engaging than others， there is a certain sense of timeless charm and wisdom woven into these tales。 Some have some very surprising instances that turn the stories on their head and certainly many of these fly in the face of modern “show don’t tell” rules of writing， though i say this is all for the better。 There was also a rather surprising amount of gender reversals occurring through out many cultures in this collection， in particular， and one of my favorite， “the princess and the ghouls” where an abandoned princess becomes the hero of the tale， dressing like a man， and doing various heroic acts which wins her fortune and fame as well as various betrothals to various noble ladies。 One instance， yet hardly the only one in this anthology， of such gender reversal。 To many wonderful stories herein to mention them all but I also particularly liked “the three chests: the story of the wicked old man of the sea”， “the man whale”， nya-nya bulembu or the moss green princess”， and-oh， to many great tales to mention indeed。 Now， there is a lot of canibilisim， eating children， murder， mayhem， wickedness and worse in these tales-I probably would NOT recommend this for very young readers。 That said， I’d recommend on a nice cold night you heat a nice warm drink of your choice， light your candles， and read this book-and be prepared to be enchanted and whisked away by these tales of horror from around the world。 。。。more
Andrew
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Beautiful illustrations， unique stories I've never read before。 Beautiful illustrations， unique stories I've never read before。 。。。more
Amanda Stewart
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What a wonderful book full of amazing stories from all over the world！
Ali
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