Yorùbá Folktales · Bibliography & Collections

Yorùbá Folktales Revisited Collection

📚 A curated bibliography of folktale collections — from classic international anthologies to Nigerian and Yorùbá authors, children’s editions, and online resources. A companion for storytellers, students, and lovers of moonlight tales.

🌍 International & Classic Collections

African Folktales
Abrahams, Roger D. (Editor)
Pantheon (12 August 1983) | First published 1983
African Myths & Legends
Arnott, Kathleen
Oxford University Press (1 April 1995)
Tales From Africa
Arnott, Kathleen
Oxford University Press (1962)
A Treasury of African Folklore
Courlander, Harold
Marlowe & Co. (1 Nov. 1995)
West African Folktales
Berry, Jack
Northwestern University Press (1991)
West African Folk Tales
Vernon-Jackson, Hugh
Dover Publications (23 April 2003)
Fables From Africa
Knappert, Jan
Evans Brothers Limited (1980, 1981 ed.)
Using Folktales
Taylor, Eric K.
Cambridge University Press (2000)

🇳🇬 Nigerian & Yorùbá Authors

📖 Adeboye Babalola — Classic Collections

Akojọpọ Alọ Ijapa, Apa Kinni
Babalola, Adeboye
Oxford University Press, Ibadan (1973)
(Collected tales of Ijapa, part 1)
Akojọpọ Alọ Ijapa, Apa Keji
Babalola, Adeboye
Oxford University Press, Ibadan (1973)
(Collected tales of Ijapa, part 2)

📖 Remi Adedeji

Moonlight Stories
Adedeji, Remi
HEBN Publishers (1999)
Stories My Mother Told Me
Adedeji, Remi
Heinemann Educational Books (1978)

📖 Adefemi Adebajo

The Adventures of Ijapa: The Cunning And Wise Tortoise
Adebajo, Adefemi
AuthorHouse (2009)

📖 Lady Kofo Ademọla

Why The Tortoise Is Bald
Ademọla, Lady Kofo
Malthouse Press (1991), Gilspar Publishers Ltd. Lagos
Tortoise and Elephant
Ademọla, Lady Kofo
Gilspar Publishers Ltd. Lagos
Princess Corn
Ademọla, Lady Kofo
Gilspar Publishers Ltd. Lagos (2002)

📖 Further Yorùbá Voices

Ijapa Tiroko Ọkọ Yannibo
Ojo, Olagoke
Longman Nigeria (1973, 2005 ed.)
Yorùbá Trickster Tales
Owomọyẹla, Oyekan
University of Nebraska Press (1997)
Yorùbá Folktales
Tutuọla, Amos
Ibadan University Press (1966)
Legends From Yorùbáland
Morgan, Kemi
Spectrum Books (1988)

🧒 Children’s & Educational Books

Readers’ Theatre
Ṣegun, Mabel
Mabelline Publications (2006)
The Greedy Tortoise and other Stories
Olunloyo, Ọrẹ
Lantern Books (2002)
What’s My Name And Other Stories
Solarin, Babatunde
Literamed Publications (2004)
Nigerian Folktales for Schools
Olanlokun, Olajire
Landmark Publications (1989)
Moonlight Tales
Olanlokun, Olajire
Durano Publishing (2002)

🌐 Online & Miscellaneous Sources

  • 🌿 Yorùbá Folktales Online: www.allfolktales.com, Ajantala & Other Yorùbá Folktales (Google Books)
  • 📘 Unknown: Forgotten African Stories
  • 📕 Unknown: Granny’s Tales (red book)
  • 🌙 Unknown: Folktales by Moonlight
✤ A living collection — compiled for readers, researchers, and lovers of Yorùbá oral traditions ✤