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trickery

Books about trickery for readers of all ages.

Cover of Tricky Fox tales

Tricky Fox tales

Chris Schweizer

Ages 7–11clevernesstrickery

Cover of Crocodile Tears

Crocodile Tears

Sally Grindley

Ages 4–8honestyconsequences

Cover of Monkey business

Monkey business

Shirley Climo

Ages 7–11trickerycleverness

Cover of Anansi and the talking melon

Anansi and the talking melon

Eric A. Kimmel

Ages 4–9clevernesstrickery

Cover of THE OGRESS AND THE SNAKE

THE OGRESS AND THE SNAKE

Elizabeth Laird, Shelley Fowles

Ages 6–10trickerycleverness

Cover of The Guizer

The Guizer

Alan Garner

Ages 9–14trickerywit

Cover of A good kitty and a bad egg

A good kitty and a bad egg

Ilanit Oliver

Ages 4–8clevernessmischief

Cover of The wolf who cried boy

The wolf who cried boy

Hartman, Bob

Ages 4–8honestyconsequences

Cover of Sister tricksters

Sister tricksters

Robert D. San Souci

Ages 7–12clevernessfolklore

Cover of Cock-a-moo-moo

Cock-a-moo-moo

Juliet Dallas-Conte

Ages 2–6animal soundsfarm life

Cover of Zomo the Rabbit

Zomo the Rabbit

Gerald McDermott

Ages 4–10clevernesstrickery

Cover of Balder and the mistletoe

Balder and the mistletoe

Edna Barth, Richard J. Cuffari

Ages 8–12mythologyfate

Cover of The story of Brer Rabbit and the wonderful tar baby

The story of Brer Rabbit and the wonderful tar baby

Eric Metaxas

Ages 5–10clevernesstrickery

Cover of The Gingerbread Man (A Whitman Giant Tell-a-Tale Book)

The Gingerbread Man (A Whitman Giant Tell-a-Tale Book)

Bonnie Rutherford, Bill Rutherford

Ages 4–8clevernessdetermination

Cover of The Indigo Jackal (Fables from the Panchatantra)

The Indigo Jackal (Fables from the Panchatantra)

Kumuda Reddy, John Emory Pruitt

Ages 4–8clevernessconsequences

Cover of Puss in boots

Puss in boots

Anne Cassidy

Ages 4–9clevernessloyalty

Cover of The old lady who ate people

The old lady who ate people

Francisco Hinojosa

Ages 7–11folkloremexican culture

Cover of Capturing the three rhinoceroses

Capturing the three rhinoceroses

Huan Zhen, Yonglu Feng

Ages 6–12trickerycleverness

Cover of Monkey-Monkey's Trick

Monkey-Monkey's Trick

Patricia McKissack

Ages 4–8clevernesstrickery

Cover of Tumbleweed Stew

Tumbleweed Stew

Susan Stevens Crummel

Ages 4–8clevernessresourcefulness

Cover of Gingerbread Boy Book and Cassette

Gingerbread Boy Book and Cassette

Paul Goldone, Jean Little

Ages 3–8clevernessconsequence

Cover of Puss in boots

Puss in boots

Laura Barella

Ages 3–8clevernessloyalty

Cover of Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

Ladybird

Ages 4–8clevernessloyalty

Cover of Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

Lincoln Kirstein

Ages 4–10clevernessloyalty