Turkish Folklore Resources

Some Turkish folktale resources from the Walkers' extensive publications.

 

Barbara's Books for Children:

Hilili and Dilili. Follett, 1965; Bodley Head, 1966.

Just Say Hic! A Turkish Silly Tale. Follett, 1966.

Stargazer to the Sultan (with Mine Sumer). Parents', 1967.

Watermelons, Walnuts and the Wisdom of Allah and Other Tales of the Hoca. Parents', 1967.

Once There Was and Twice There Wasn't (Seven Keloglan tales). Follett, 1968.

The Mouse and the Elephant (with Naki Tezel). Parents'1969.

Korolu, the Singing Bandit. Crowell. 1970.

The Round Sultan and the Straight Answer. Parents', 1970

The Courage of Kazan. Crowell, 1971.

The Ifrit and the Magic Gifts. Follett, 1971.

New Patches for Old (with Ahmet Uysal). Parents', 1974; World's Work, 1975.

A Treasury of Turkish Folktales for Children. Shoe String Press—a Linnet Book, 1988.

Kazim and His Patches-on-Patches Shoes. Scholastic, 1994.

Barbara's Books for Readers of All Ages:

The Art of the Turkish Tale, Vol. One. Texas Tech University Press, 1990.

The Art of the Turkish Tale, Vol. Two. Texas Tech University Press, 1993. (Winner of 1994 Storyteller's Choice Award)

Warren's Books:

Tales Alive in Turkey, (with Ahmet Uysal). Harvard University Press, 1966; reprinted by Texas Tech University Press, 1990.

The Book of Dede Korkut: A Turkish Epic, (with Faruk Sumer and Ahmet E. Uysal). University of Texas Press, 1972.

More Tales Alive in Turkey, (with Ahmet E. Uysal). Texas Tech University Press, 1992.

A Turkish Folktale: The Art of Behcet Mahir. Garland, 1996.