Folktale and Fairy Tale Resources in the CRC

A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan

A collection of American tall tales featuring such legendary characters as Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill

Stories, folktales, and poems with a western setting, including stories of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Indian legends, and tales of Lewis and Clark, among others

A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads

Features such legendary heroes as Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill, historical greats like Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere, and many other quintessentially American favorites, including Casey at the Bat, Dumbo, and Old Yeller

Thirty-six true, tall, and traditional tales, primarily from the nineteenth century or earlier, selected by a professional storyteller and divided by the region of the United States from which they originated

The stories of American tall tale heroes--Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and others

Discusses how to write a tall tale, from how to get started to learning the tricks of the trade