Folktale Gallery

Chinese Folktale

Chinese Folktale

from "Ten Suns and a Moon," retold by Mai Wang © Harcourt

Chinese folktale

Chinese folktale

"The Emperor's Gift," by Maria Victoria Cabal © Scott Foresman, illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll
 

Vietnamese Folktale

Vietnamese Folktale

image from "The Ivory Moon," illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Abernaki Legend (Native American)

Abernaki Legend (Native American)

from "The Lonley Man,"  © Houghton Mifflin Company, illustration by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Illustration by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Illustration by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Japanese Folktale

Japanese Folktale

watercolor and colored pencil illustration by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Bokuden Waiting for the Ferry

Bokuden Waiting for the Ferry

© from "Bokuden and the Bully," a Japanese folktale retold by Stephen Krensky, Lerner Publications, illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll

The Bully

The Bully

© from "Bokuden and the Bully," a Japanese folktale retold by Stephen Krensky, Lerner Publications, illustrated by Cheryl Noll

Illustration from "The Crane Wife"

Illustration from "The Crane Wife"

© from "The Crane Wife," retold by Eno, Steck-Vaughn, illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Illustration from "The Crane Wife"

Illustration from "The Crane Wife"

© from "The Crane Wife," retold by Eno, Steck-Vaughn, illustrated by Cheryl Noll

Japanese Folktale: The Snow Baby

Japanese Folktale: The Snow Baby

"The Snow Baby," illustration by Cheryl Kirk Noll

Endangered Animals

Endangered Animals

© Cheryl Kirk Noll,

Southeast Asian girl playing instrument to an audience of endangered animals

Folktale from India

Folktale from India

from "The Mouse Girl," © Zaner-Bloser, illustration by Cheryl Kirk Noll