Do your children know the story of The Three Billy Goats Guff?  Pinocchio? Babe the Blue Ox?

Folktales, stories and legends are an important piece of a state, region and country’s culture.  It is important that parents begin exposing children to these stories.

I read the Three Billy Goats Guff to my children for the first time a couple weeks ago.  They loved it!

Idea of the Day:

Pick a folktale, story or legend to tell your child.

There are a number of books containing tales from the United States and around the world.  Check a couple of these out at your local library.

Search the internet for folktales and stories.  You can find stories and legends from a specific area and state or from any country in the world.

I found a site that focuses on American Folklore.  It seems to have a great deal of information on it.  However the tales are limited to the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Another site I found allows you to pick a country and it has a list of tales for that country.  It is not the best site but it will give you a basic start.

Check it out: Stories, Legends and Tales from Around the World