This illustrated multicultural children's book presents classic Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories—providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture. Chinese folklore tradition is as colorful and captivating as any in the world, but the stories themselves still are not as well-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen. Tales of a Chinese Grandmother, written by Frances Carpenter, presents a collection of 30 authentic Chinese folktales. These classic stories represent the best of the Chinese folk tradition and are told here by the character Lao Lao, the beloved grandmother of the nineteenth-century Ling household. A sampling from a long and proud tradition, these Chinese folktales are sure to delight adults as well as children of all ages.

Inside the bright red gate -- How Pan Ku made the world -- The sisters in the sun -- Gentle Gwan Yin -- The god that lived in the kitchen -- Guardians of the gate -- The painted eyebrow -- Ting Lan and the Lamb -- The Daughter of the dragon king -- The big feet of the Empress Tu Chin -- The grateful fox fairy -- Lady with the horse's head -- The king of the monkeys -- Two dutiful sons -- The poet and the peony princess -- The first emperor's magic whip -- The wonderful pear tree -- How the eight old ones crossed the sea -- The white snake -- Prince Chu Ti's city -- Ko-Ai's lost shoe -- The spinning maid and the cowherd -- The lost star princess -- The mandarin and the butterflies -- Heng O, the moon lady -- Cheng's fighting cricket -- The maid in the mirror -- Miss Lin, the sea goddess -- Simple Seng and the parrot -- The old old one's birthday.