![]() ![]() Here are the spirited trickster tales where the wily Bruh Rabbit outwits larger and stronger animals robust tall tales filled with riddles and laughter spine-chilling ghost and devil tales and finally the moving tales of freedom, including true slave narratives as well as fantasy escapes exemplified by the hauntingly beautiful title story, "The People Could Fly." In their forty stunning illustrations, Caldecott Medal winners Leo and Diane Dillon richly evoke the vitality, humor, and poignancy of these unique stories, making this a book to linger over and look at again and again. ![]() In this treasury we hear the voice of Newbery medal winner Virginia Hamilton - a voice that echoes the slaves and fugitives from her own American black ancestry as she tells the stories that kept their culture alive. From dust jacket: This major contribution to children's literature brings the fascinating range of American black folktales and humor to all children. Royal octavo, gray & blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 178 pp. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |