Virginia Haviland
Personal Information
Description
An American librarian and writer who became an international authority in children's literature. She chaired the prestigious Newbery-Caldecott Award Committee, traveled and wrote extensively. Haviland is also well known for her Favorite Fairy Tales series, featuring stories from sixteen countries.
Books
The talking pot
A retelling of a Danish tale in which a magical talking pot causes a poor family to triumph over a rich couple.
Favorite Fairy Tales Told Around the World
A compendium of stories from the author's previous books, with several tales from each of sixteen countries.
The Faber book of North American legends
Presents tall tales indigenous to America, tales of European and African immigrants, and folklore of American Indians and Eskimos.
The fairy tale treasury
Thirty-two of the world's best-loved fairy tales, including the The Emperor's New Clothes, The Frog Prince, Gone is Gone, The Sun and the Wind, and The Bremen Town Musicians.
Children's Literature a Guide to Reference
An annotated bibliography, international in scope, indicating the relative importance and value as well as the usefulness and interest of the 746 items described.
Favourite Fairy Tales Told in Sweden
Presents six tales: The Boy and the Water-sprite; The Old Woman and the Tramp; The Lad and the Fox; Pinkel; The Old Woman and the Fish; and Lars, My Lad!
Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Japan
Five traditional Japanese tales: "One-inch Fellow, "The Good Fortune Kettle," "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow," "Momotaro," and "The White Hare and the Crocodiles."