Books By Margaret Read MacDonald - Author

Margaret Read MacDonald, Author Margaret Read MacDonald draws on her background in folklore and many travels to find and tell unusual tales from the world's folk literature and oral traditions. Margaret Read MacDonald is well known for her lively retellings of folktales. Drawing on her background in folklore (Ph.D. Indiana University Folklore Institute) and her many travels throughout the world, MacDonald searches out unusual tales from the world's folk literature and oral traditions. She has a gift for retelling these stories so they appeal to children and adults alike. Margaret is a prolific writer and performer, having published over 55 books. MacDonald teaches storytelling courses for the University of Washington School of Information Science and for Lesley University. As a Children's Librarian for the King County Library System, MacDonald kept finding gaps in her library collection. So she wrote books to fill these needs. On her travels, she collected a number of timeless folktales that she adapted int