Fearless Jack by Paul Brett Johnson

The story Fearless Jack by Paul Brett Johnson is considered a folktale.  The story best fits in this genre because, it contains a mythical character which is a unicorn.  The story also contains a hero.  The story is based from famous stories called, "Jack Tales".  In the beginning of the book the author explains that when early Americans settled they used Jack Tales and then they tapered off until the 1940's when they reappeared in mostly Appalachian versions.  In the story the main character Jack is sent off to find a job because his family is poor and he is the able worker.  The work Jack ends up finding is capturing wild varmints.  Jack ends up stumbling on each creature and capturing them by pure luck.  At the end of the story Jack has all the money he could need and more but, before it ends he is challenged with a group of giants.  The story ends after that but, it left me thinking he would surely stumble u[on the giants as well.  I think it is really neat that they have brought these stories back and I really enjoyed reading Fearless Jack.  I would incorporate this story into my classroom if i wanted to explain the history and origins of fairy tales and folk tales.  I think this would be a good story because in the beginning it explains how the story, "Fearless Jack" came to be.

Note:  This is one of my Traditional/Folk Literature books