Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale

This book was interesting and was a new challenge for my kids

The book was in great condition and arrived on time in good packaging. Diane Siebert books are perfect for my social studies/ELA unit..

A great book

This author has rounded up some great American folk tales with females as the main character. While some of the stories may sound familiar, the author does take "writer's license" and changes them somewhat -- as is the case with many folk tales. Overall, it is a great addition to your American folk tales collection, especially if you have young ladies in your household.

I'm a teacher in the Oakland Schools in California and these tales are wonderful to read aloud. Particularly to black children because it picks up the nuances of the spoken word as they hear it. The criticism by a reviewer that the tales aren't true to their source is irrelevant. So what? These tales are for fairly young children, grades 3 through 5. Naturally, they've been cleaned up a little. I can't see by doing this that the author has robbed them of their energy or humor.The children love them. That's all that counts.Judith Cohen

My copy is a signed (to me) first edition from 1993. Not sure why this dates it as 2000 but it isn't.This book isn't a "kids book." It's more of an adult fable book as the pictures are sparse albeit beautiful. Each myth has a prologue or preface that I skip when reading to children. Some contain more adult material but with sparse pictures, it's easy to skip while reading aloud.

Condition was not described accurately.

I was pleased to find this anthology of mythological American women, but disappointed in the telling of their tales. My granddaughters lost interest and I could see the curtain fall on their curiosity. Not a good choice.