Tamamo the Fox Maiden and Other Asian Stories

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.)

!!!! I didn't know how much I needed this !!!

Beautiful, original stories and many of which I never heard of but desperately fell in love with.

I love folklore and tales and especially ones from other places. This made me feel full and happy and ughh I loved it. All of it. But again, especially the art. They were all different for each story too.

High recommend.

Beautifully diverse and dynamic, this collection is packed full of lesser-known myths and legends from Tibet, India, Indonesia, and beyond, each told by a different author and illustrator. Some richly traditional, others with a contemporary twist, these 21 stories have been creatively revitalised through a new, fresh lens perfect for middle grade children.

Easy to understand and unexpectedly funny, readers will get lost in worlds of vengeful spirits, flying ogres, helpful teapots, ghost pepper ghosts, and trickster tigers whilst learning some important messages along the way.

I eagerly raced through each story and then immediately re-read the collection again, this time fully admiring the beautifully intricate and unique black and white illustrations. I'll definitely be reading The Girl Who Married a Skull and Other African Stories and all the other books to come from this brilliant series!

"Tamamo the Fox Maiden" is a fun Young Adult graphic novel. I'll definitely be recommending this one to some of our younger patrons.

This was a really great collection of Asian folklore retold for modern day in the eyes of artists through their own lens.. I was really surprised by the quality of art and the writing but pleasantly so! The stories were funny and each had their own lesson which you are supposed to take something back with you, of course. A lot of them were adapted for the modern world as well which I thought was exceptionally well done. All in all, this is a riveting graphic novel and deserves plenty of praise.

A set of fables reimagined. The artwork is stunning and the stories themselves leave you feeling a bit unsettled - as a good fable should. Most of these are not the 'happy ending' stories that many readers are familiar with. Definitely worth a read, even if just for the artwork.