Rachel the Clever and Other Jewish Folktales

· august house
Ebook
171
Pages

About this ebook

A collection of Jewish tales from the Talmud and the Jewish communities of Europe, Asia, and North Africa includes versions of "Cinderella" and "King Midas," stories of ghosts and golems, moral tales, stories of the Wise Men of Chelm, and riddles

About the author

Josepha Sherman Bio: Josepha Sherman enjoyed success as a fantasy novelist, folklorist, and editor, who was a prolific writer. Her work ranged from adapting Star Trek novels to biographies of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com) to folktale collections like Trickster Tales. Sherman was the winner of the prestigious Compton Crook Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and has had many titles on the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Reader List. When she wasn't busy writing, editing, or gathering folklore, Sherman loved to travel, learned how to do "Horse Whispering", and once had a newborn foal fall asleep on her foot.

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