Augusta Baker (1911–1998)
Auteur van Young Years: Best Loved Stories and Poems for Little Children
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Young Children's Library: Volume 1 4 exemplaren
Young Years Library "Best Loved Nursery Rhymes and Cradle Songs for Little Children" (Vol. 1) (1963) 4 exemplaren
Young Children's Library Volume 1 3 exemplaren
Young Children's Library: Volume 8 2 exemplaren
Best Loved Nursery Rhymes and Cradle Songs for Young Children (Young Children's Library, Volume 2) 1 exemplaar
Young Children's Library. Volume 8 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Baker, Augusta Braxton
- Geboortedatum
- 1911-04-01
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1998-02-23
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- St. Albans, New York, USA
- Opleiding
- New York State College, Albany (AB | 1933)
New York State College, Albany (BS | Library Science | 1934) - Beroepen
- librarian
editor
storyteller - Organisaties
- American Library Association
New York Library Association
New York Library Club
Women's National Book Association
New York Folklore Society
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (toon alle 7)
University of South Carolina - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Dutton-Macrae Award
Regina Medal (1981)
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- 28
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- 2
- Leden
- 503
- Populariteit
- #49,235
- Waardering
- 4.1
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 5
The King's Hares, in which the third and youngest son of a poor man succeeds - with the help of a magical whistle given him by old woman he aids - in herding the king's hares, winning the hand of the princess in the process. This classic Norwegian tale can be found in Asbjørnsen and Moe's nineteenth-century collection. I myself last encountered it in the D'Aulaire's delightful adaptation of same, East of the Sun and West of the Moon.
Kari Woodencoat, a second Norwegian tale, in which a princess is driven from her home by a jealous stepmother, but wins the love of the prince in whose castle she finds work, with the help of a magical bull. Another story from the Asbjørnsen and Moe collection, I have also seen this tale translated as Katie Woodencloak and Kari Woodenskirt.
The Princess with the Twelve Pair of Golden Shoes, an interesting Danish variant of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, in which one princess wears out twelve pairs of shoes a night, rather than twelve princesses wearing out one pair each.
Trillevip, a second tale from Denmark, in which a young woman on the island of Funen finds herself caught in a trap of her own making, when her careless words are overheard, and interpreted to mean that she is able spin twenty spindles of yarn a night. There are clear parallels here to the tale of Rumpelstiltskin, although the concluding scenes also bear a resemblance to the Norwegian story of The Three Aunts.
Queen Crane, a Swedish tale in which a magical crane aids a poor young boy known as "Sheep-Peter," helping him to become the king's champion, and win the hand of the princess.
The Rooster, the Hand Mill and the Swarm of Hornets, a second selection from Sweden, in which a peasant sells his pig to the devil, receiving three extraordinary gifts as payment.
The Jackal, the Barber and the Brahmin Who Had Seven Daughters, an Indian tale in which a trickster jackal (really a rajah in disguise) spends the first half of the story playing pranks on his former companion, the Barber, and the second half married to a Brahmin's daughter, providing for his father-in-law and his family with three magical gifts. This was an entertaining story, although it felt very much like two separate narratives cobbled together. I can see why Baker placed it directly after The Rooster, the Hand Mill and the Swarm of Hornets, as the second half bears a distinct resemblance to the Swedish tale.
The Blind Man and the Deaf Man, an Indian tale in which the titular blind and deaf man go into a partnership, confronting and then accidentally defeating a group of rakshasas (demons), before finding themselves "cured" of their respective disabilities, when they themselves get into a fight.
Ti-Tiriti-Ti, an Italian tale concerning a king who spends twenty-one years exposed to the elements in order to win a strange peasant's beautiful daughter, only to discover that the peasant is none other than the great magician, Sabino.
The Adventures of Bona and Nello, an Italian tale which starts out like Hansel and Gretel, with two young children being abandoned in the forest by their father, and ends up like the Russian tale of Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka, with the brother being transformed into a sheep, rather than goat.
Rags-and-Tatters, a third Italian tale, in which the Princess Julietta must marry a poor beggar-man, in order to fulfill her father's dying request, and - through the power of love - eventually frees him from an enchantment, and reveals his true princely identity.
The Hedgehog Who Became a Prince, a Polish tale in which a hedgehog aids a king, in return for a promise that he may wed the king's daughter. This selection reminded me of the Latvian tale of The Hedgehog Boy, although I think I have also seen it in various collections of Polish folklore.
The Golden Lynx, in which a prince is aided in the completion of various impossible tasks by the magical golden lynx that he accidentally released, leading to his own banishment by his father. This Polish selection features motifs that can also be found in tales such as Chestnut-Grey.
The Flight, a third Polish selection, in which a beautiful princess is kidnapped and held captive by a witch, but manages to escape with the aid of a kindly fairy, and the various magical aids she is given.
The Red-Etin, a Scots tale in which a young man frees his friends, as well as King Malcolm's daughter, from the terrible Red-Etin.
And finally, Thomas the Rhymer, that classic Scots tale in which Thomas of Ercildoune spends seven years in fairyland after kissing the Fairy Queen, returning to the world of mortals with the gifts of Truth, Prophecy and Poesie.… (meer)