Best Loved Folktales Of The World By Joanna Cole

Published in 1982 by Joanna Cole, the book called Best Loved Folktales of the World captured numerous folklore stories of the multitude different cultures in the world. The book is packed with approximately 800 pages, and in them, exist 200 folktales. There are a portion that people have heard since they were children; such as the tales of Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk. However, there are also stories which the world hasn’t heard of, yet these stories are mostly familiar among the people of the culture it originated from. The order that these stories were set up in was based on the geographical foundation of the folktale. Geographically, it went from Europe, to the Middle East, to Asia, to Africa and finally ended up in America. This book ties in with a certain department of anthropology, which is cultural anthropology. This is due to the clear fact that it has a large number of folktales from all over the world and each one tells its own story of how a specific culture obtained its morals.

For example, there happen to be folktales for children and for adults. To find an appropriate story, one could refer to the back of the book known as the category index. The category index allows the reader to find a folktale story that’s based on the plot or characters that are interesting to the reader. The book is properly organized, entertaining to read, and leaves one wanting to read extra which formulates an appreciable bedtime or even a daytime book. Exposing the diverse folktales to either audiences may make them increasingly aware of the different cultures, beliefs and backgrounds. Therefore, the book is an outstanding source of enjoyment and on top of that, is a learning tool on different