Aaron Shepard

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1992
  • Latest Book:
    January 2019
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Full Series List in Order

Ancient Fantasy

1 - The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic (Jan-2007)
2 - The Songs of Power: A Finnish Tale of Magic, Retold from the Kalevala (Sep-2007)
3 - The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa, Retold from the Mwindo Epic (Jan-2008)
4 - The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from the Journey (Feb-2008)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India

    Beauty and intelligence were the princess Savitri's, and eyes that shone like the sun. So splendid was she that people thought her a goddess. When at last she found a man worthy to wed her, no one could sway her from her heart's path -- not even the ...

  • The Legend of Slappy Hooper

    You'd better believe Slappy Hooper was the world's biggest, fastest, bestest sign painter. He was bestest because no one else ever made pictures so true to life. But some folks said they were too good when the pictures started coming alive! Will Sla...

  • Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad

    The Calif and his trusted Vizier love to disguise themselves as merchants and wander through their beloved city of Bagdad. One day a peddler in the marketplace sells them a jewelled snuffbox with a magic spell tucked inside. They're delighted when th...

  • The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan

    Though Wali Dad lives in a hut, he feels he needs nothing more than he has. So when he sees that the coins he has saved have filled a pot to the brim, he isn't sure what to do with the money. At last he buys a lovely gold bracelet and sends it as a ...

  • The Maiden of Northland: A Hero Tale of Finland

    Not so long ago, in the tiny, isolated villages of Finland, where prolonged summer days gave way to endless winter nights, people would pass the time by singing the many adventures of their favorite heroes: the mighty, magical men and women of ancien...

  • Master Maid: A Tale of Norway

    Leif is a likeable fellow, but he never wants to listen to anyone, and he always has to do things his own way. So when his father warns him not to go work for the troll, that's just what he does! The troll seems nice enough, but the jobs he gives Le...

  • The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend

    As the daughter of a great mandarin, Mi Nuong leads a sheltered life. But one day, sitting in her tower, a song floats to her from a distant fishing boat on the river. "My love is like a blossom in the breeze. My love is like a moonbeam on the wave...

  • Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran

    Ahmed is content with the living he can make with a pick and a shovel, but that isn't good enough for his wife Jamell. On her insistence, he finds himself sitting in the marketplace with the dice and board and robe of a fortuneteller. Imagine his sur...

  • The Baker's Dozen

    Van Amsterdam the baker was well known for his honesty as well as for his fine Saint Nicholas cookies. He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more, and not less. So, how could he agree with a mysterious old woman on Saint N...



  • Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria

    Shadusa is strong. In fact, he figures he's the strongest man in the world. He tells his wife, Shettu, "From now on, just call me Master Man." But Shettu says, "Quit your foolish boasting. No matter how strong you are, there will always be someone st...

  • The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Tales of Indonesia and Malaysia

    "I'm quick and smart as I can be. Try and try, but you can't catch me "

    Mouse Deer sings his song as he walks through the forest looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots. Though he is small, he is not afraid. He knows that many big an...

  • The Legend of Lightning Larry

    No outlaw could draw as fast as Lightning Larry. But what really terrified those bad men was that peculiar gun of his. It didn't shoot bullets. It shot light. And Larry always aimed for the heart.

    Can Larry save the town of Brimstone from ...

  • Timothy Tolliver and the Bully Basher

    Timothy Tolliver and his friend Arnie Rosenberg have a problem -- a gang of older bullies called the Stinks. But besides being a fourth-grader, Timothy is also a world-class inventor. He and Arnie get the bright idea of defending themselves with T...

  • Robin Hood

    Taking from the rich and giving to the poor, Robin Hood and loyal followers fight for the oppressed against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Written in graphic-novel format. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State St...

  • The Mountain of Marvels: A Celtic Tale of Magic

    Ancient Fantasy - 1

    A thousand years ago, in the Celtic kingdoms of Wales, great lords gave great feasts for their fighting men and courtiers. In timbered halls, for days on end, heaps of meat and bread were washed down with gallons of beer and mead. And in between t...

  • One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes!

    Once there were three sisters who lived together in a cottage in the woods. The oldest sister was no different from other people. She had just one eye, right in the middle of her forehead. The middle sister was also quite ordinary. She had one eye on...

  • The Songs of Power: A Finnish Tale of Magic, Retold from the Kalevala

    Ancient Fantasy - 2

    A thousand years ago, in the Celtic kingdoms of Wales, great lords gave great feasts for their fighting men and courtiers. In timbered halls, for days on end, heaps of meat and bread were washed down with gallons of beer and mead. And in between t...

  • The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa, Retold from the Mwindo Epic

    Ancient Fantasy - 3

    The storyteller stands beside the fire, swaying, dancing, miming, singing, reciting. With one hand he shakes a gourd rattle, with the other he swings a conga -- a flyswatter made with a buffalo tail on a wooden handle. Anklet bells tinkle as he mo...

  • The Monkey King: A Superhero Tale of China, Retold from the Journey

    Ancient Fantasy - 4

    If you think Superman or Spiderman has been around a long time, think about Monkey. He has been China's favorite superhero for at least five centuries. He's amazingly strong, he can fly, and he has a few tricks those other superheroes never heard of....



  • The Princess Mouse

     TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "FOLKTALES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. PLEASE CLICK "SHOW MORE," BELOW, TO SEE HONORS, REVIEWS, SAMPLE TEXT, AND AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR INFO...

  • King o' the Cats

    Young Peter Black has a bad reputation in town for telling wild stories. Father Allen has given him work as a sexton, but this may be his very last chance at a job. So, what is Peter to do when he happens upon a cat coronation in the church in the...

  • When Is a Man

    Paul Rasmussen is a young ethnographer and academic recovering from prostate cancer. Broken, he retreats to the remote forests and towns of the Immitoin Valley. As an outsider, he discovers how difficult it is to know a place, let alone become a part...

  • Christmas Truce

    Christmas Day, 1914

    My dear sister Janet,

    It is 2:00 in the morning and most of our men are asleep in their dugouts -- yet I could not sleep myself before writing to you of the wonderful events of Christmas Eve. In truth, what happe...

  • 5 Tales of India

    Traditional tales are retold by a master storyteller in this collection of folktales, myths, and legends from India and Pakistan. The stories are: THE GIFTS OF THE GRASSCUTTER Wali Dad, a humble grasscutter, never asked for wealth -- so why can’t...

  • Lady White Snake: A Tale from Chinese Opera

    Lady White is a thousand-year-old snake who, through centuries of meditation and self-discipline, has managed to attain human form. On a visit to China's famous West Lake, she falls in love with a young man and soon becomes his wife. But when a Buddh...

  • The Sea King's Daughter

    Sadko the musician loved his city of Novgorod, the richest and most free in all Russia. With its great feasts, its white stone churches, its merchant visitors from many lands, Sadko felt there was no better place to be. Yet he was lonely too, for the...

  • The Man Who Sang to Ghosts

    A young, blind bard counts himself lucky when invited to live with the monks at a prominent Buddhist temple -- and more lucky still when asked to perform his epic verses at the court of a high-ranking lord. But why is his noble audience so violently ...

  • The Swan Knight

    The lights dim, and a weighty silence falls upon the audience. From all over Europe and America, these fifteen hundred men and women have come to spend many days in this small German town and many hours in this theater. Some are merely curious. Some ...

  • Quackling: A Feathered Fairy Tale

    "One can never have too many friends."   Quackling was proud when the King came to him to borrow money. But years passed, and the King never paid him back! So, he took his sack and started for the castle. But a very small duck will need very good...



  • Skeeter and the Weasels

    "There sure are a lot of weasels."   Everywhere Skeeter looks, he sees weasels -- on the street, in his office, in the park. They sneak, and they slink, and they all wear gray trench coats and purple sunglasses. The problem is, no one else sees them...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Aaron Shepard has published 30 books.

Aaron Shepard does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Skeeter and the Weasels, was published in January 2019.

The first book by Aaron Shepard, Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India, was published in March 1992.

Yes. Aaron Shepard has 1 series.
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