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tall tales

Books about tall tales for readers of all ages.

Cover of A Million Fish...More or Less

A Million Fish...More or Less

Patricia McKissack

Ages 5–9storytellingimagination

Cover of Brave soldier Janosh

Brave soldier Janosh

Victor G. Ambrus

Ages 4–8truthfulness and falsehoodbravery

Cover of Jess and the stinky cowboys

Jess and the stinky cowboys

Janice Lee Smith

Ages 5–10humorcleanliness

Cover of The Boy Who Ate America

The Boy Who Ate America

Nathan Smith Jones

Ages 4–10imaginationadventure

Cover of Paul Bunyan vs. Hals Halson

Paul Bunyan vs. Hals Halson

Teresa Bateman

Ages 6–11competitiondetermination

Cover of Bewildered for three days

Bewildered for three days

Andrew Glass

Ages 6–11adventuretall tales

Cover of The walking catfish

The walking catfish

David Day

Ages 5–10adventureimagination

Cover of Pecos Bill invents the ten gallon hat

Pecos Bill invents the ten gallon hat

Kevin Strauss

Ages 5–10creativitytall tales

Cover of Paul Bunyan on the West Coast

Paul Bunyan on the West Coast

Henry, Tom

Ages 6–10adventurefolklore

Cover of Sitka Rose

Sitka Rose

Shelley Gill

Ages 5–10adventurecourage

Cover of Moon trouble

Moon trouble

Mary-Claire Helldorfer

Ages 4–9tall talesadventure

Cover of Gene Shepard's Wisconsin hodag

Gene Shepard's Wisconsin hodag

William Horner

Ages 6–10folkloretall tales

Cover of Pecos Bill

Pecos Bill

Eric Blair

Ages 4–10adventurelegend

Cover of John Tabor's ride

John Tabor's ride

Edward C. Day

Ages 5–10adventuretall tales

Cover of Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett

Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett

Caron Lee Cohen

Ages 5–10couragestrength

Cover of "S.S." Gigantic across the Atlantic

"S.S." Gigantic across the Atlantic

Peter Selgin

Ages 7–12adventureimagination

Cover of Outrageous, bodacious Boliver Boggs!

Outrageous, bodacious Boliver Boggs!

Jo Harper

Ages 6–10punctualityresponsibility

Cover of The Bunyans

The Bunyans

Audrey Wood, David Shannon

Ages 4–9familytall tales

Cover of Joshua the giant frog

Joshua the giant frog

Peggy Thomas

Ages 5–10tall talesnature

Cover of Dust devil

Dust devil

Anne Isaacs

Ages 6–10tall talesfrontier adventure

Cover of McBroom tells the truth

McBroom tells the truth

Sid Fleischman

Ages 6–10honestyhumor

Cover of Paul Bunyan swings his axe

Paul Bunyan swings his axe

McCormick, Dell J.

Ages 6–12folkloreadventure

Cover of Library Lil

Library Lil

Suzanne Williams

Ages 5–9libraries and readingpassion for books

Cover of Pecos Bill

Pecos Bill

Steven Kellogg

Ages 4–10adventurefolklore