Eventhough I saw this anthology promoted as a middle-grade, I don't agree and I would recommend it to anyone who might be interested in folk tales from Eastern part of the world. Not only does this collection include obvious picks from Japan and China, it also introduces lesser known stories from India, Malaysia, Turkey, Arabia and even more. That was one of the things I loved about this anthology the most - the variety. Stories are only few pages short and every one of them has different art style and different authors. Some readers might find this confusing and not complex at all but I preffered it that way.

I am big fan of Eastern culture myself so I was really hyped about this book and I was happy when I get chance to review it. You get to meet wide variety of ghosts, spirtis and yokai - from tanuki, kitsune to different gods and goddesses. Some of the stories are worldwide known, such as Mulan or the Monkey King. Not every story ends with the happy ending and I'm glad it didn't, because generally speaking, Eastern folk and ghost tales might get very very scary, especially for us from Western part of the world.

I can nothing but recommend this sweet little collection. Eventhough I didn't enjoy all of the stories, most of them are remarkable and definetaly worth reading.

Interesting mix of tales representing a number of Asian traditions. Some of the stories made sense without context, others appeared to be adaptations of stories that might have been more pleasing to someone with prior knowledge of the story. I'm not sure how I feel about an entire book of Asian folk tales being retold by primarily anglo artists, however.

I'm afraid I wasn't wowed by this one. I did enjoy the various illustration styles. Some of the tales easy to follow and understand even if I'd never heard of the story before. Others left me baffled. It's a quick book to read. Perhaps if I'd read the other versions of the stories from other sources, they would have made sense but wasn't it the point of the book to introduce people to new stories without needed extra research about them?

An absolutely wonderful compilation of stories from Asian folklore!

My favorites are "Frog Skin" by Nilah Magruder, "Urashima Taro" by Jason Caffoe, "The Tiger, the Brahmin, and the Jackal" by Randy Milholland & Andrew Sides, "The History of the Spectre Ship" by Caitlyn Kurilich, "Gold Sister, Silver Sister, and Wood Sister" by Blue Delliquanti, and "Hoichi the Earless" by Nina Matsumoto.

Not only were the stories fantastic, but the art was also great! (I particularly enjoy Caitlyn Kurilich's art. I bought a beautiful print from her at LA Comic Con last year and I highly recommend checking out her other works on her social media.)