Noodlehead Stories: World Tales Kids Can Read & Tell.(Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)

HAMILTON, Martha & Mitch Weiss, retels. Noodlehead Stories: World Tales Kids Can Read & Tell. illus. by Ariane Elsammak. 96p. (World Folktale Collections Series), map. further reading. notes. CIP. August House. 2000. Tr $21.95. ISBN 0-87483-584-4; pap. $12.95. ISBN 0-87483-585-2. LC 00-056602.

Gr 3 Up--Some of the stories included here are well known, such as "The Wise Fools of Gotham" (England) and "Seven Foolish Fishermen" (France), while others, like "When Giufa Guarded the Goldsmith's Door" (Italy), will probably be new to most youngsters. In the introduction, the authors explain the popularity of noodlehead tales around the world, and the fact that the same story …