Maria Leach was an American writer and editor of books on folklores of the world. A noted scholar, she compiled and edited a major reference work on folklore and was the author or editor of thirteen books for adults, young people, and children.
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The Lion Sneezed
1977
ISBN 9780690013641
The Thing at the Foot of the Bed
1981
ISBN 9780440487739
The thing at the foot of the bed, and other scary tales
1982
ISBN 9780399612077
Thing at the foot of the bed and other scary tales
2016
ISBN 9780486807867
Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore Mythology and Legend
1984
ISBN 9780062505118