One of the new additions to the library that I'm looking forward to reviewing is Lao Folktales (World Folklore Series) by Wajuppa Tossa, Kongdeuane Nattavong, Margaret Read MacDonald. It looks like it will be of promising interest to many of us engaged in Lao American writing, looking for references not only of the traditional stories but the traditional culture that emerges around such stories.
Per the publisher's description, "This collection seeks to fill a gap in folktale literature by offering tales of the Lao. Organized by broad themes and types, it offers more than 50 tales, including creation myths, animal tales, Buddhist Jataka and moral stories, trickster tales, riddles, ghost stories, local legends and more from peoples on both sides of the Mekong River. In addition, the book includes general information about Lao geography, peoples, and history, as well as recipes, games crafts, color photos and line drawings."
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