Hardcover Edition
ISBN: 9781558619401
Publication Date: 10-11-2016

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Introduction by Kate Schatz
Illustrated by Suki Boynton

Whether they’re dismissing princes or saving them, each of these diverse heroines remains the center of her own legend.

In this second volume of reissued classic folktales, a Punjabi woman outwits seven ruthless thieves, an Incan girl restores harmony to the empire, and a mischievous Norwegian lass thwarts her entitled landowner. Spanning several centuries and continents, the stories in Kamala recall how the dazzling courage, cleverness, and power of women hold our world together.

Feminist Folktales is a four-volume series of folklore showcasing traditional stories from around the world with courageous and heroic girls at the center of every tale. Often having existed only as oral histories, Ethel Johnston Phelps collected and anthologized these tales into two volumes, Tatterhood and The Maid of the North. This series features Phelps’s stories set against new illustrations, with introductions reflecting the enduring cultural significance of these folktales in the present day.

Purchase the full Feminist Folktales from Around the World series here.