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Her stories Her stories Leo Dillon,Virginia Hamilton,Diane Dillon A few folktales, animal tales, fairy tales and even some actually true herstories collected and retold by Virginia Hamilton. OL112094W
A ring of tricksters A ring of tricksters Virginia Hamilton Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies. OL112101W
When birds could talk & bats could sing When birds could talk & bats could sing Virginia Hamilton A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Ci… OL112106W
The People Could Fly The People Could Fly Virginia Hamilton "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifull… OL112129W
Moaning bones Moaning bones James Haskins More than fifteen tales from the oral tradition probably originally recorded in the 1920s and 1930s such as "The Haunted Stateroom,""Black Tom," and "The Ghost in the Back Seat." OL14865435W
Callie Ann and Mistah Bear Callie Ann and Mistah Bear Robert D. San Souci A bear disguised as a fine, handsome man comes courting Callie's mother and Callie must outwit the bear to prevent her mother from marrying it. OL15077017W
Wiley and the Hairy Man Wiley and the Hairy Man Judy Sierra With his mother's help, Wiley outwits the conjuring Hairy Man that lives in the swamp near their home. OL15841062W
Afro-American folktales Afro-American folktales Roger D. Abrahams The 107 tales demonstrate the ways an uprooted people have drawn from the traditions of their past to fashion a life in the New World. OL15860339W
Beyond the briar patch Beyond the briar patch Lyn Ford "Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller, honored by her peers nationally, retells traditional stories and folkways from her cultural heritage"-- OL17849322W
More tales of Uncle Remus More tales of Uncle Remus Julius Lester A retelling of the continuing adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies. OL1814429W
Further tales of Uncle Remus Further tales of Uncle Remus Julius Lester A retelling of the classic Afro-American tales relating the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies. OL1814451W
A voice for the people A voice for the people Nina Jaffe A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American… OL1858146W
Mules and Men (P.S.) Mules and Men (P.S.) Zora Neale Hurston Mules and Men is a treasury of black America's folklore as collected by a famous storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed an o… OL1890334W
Way up and over everything Way up and over everything Alice McGill In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air. OL2676052W
From My People From My People Daryl Cumber Dance "Folklore displays the heart and soul of a people. African American folklore not only hands down traditions and wisdom through the generations, it tells the history of a people who were banned from r… OL5260245W
Long Gone Long Gone Daryl Cumber Dance pages OL5260248W
Brer Rabbit Brer Rabbit David Borgenicht Welcome to the Old Plantation, a place where rabbits trick, foxes hunt, turtles race, possums play dead, bears swing upside-down, and everyone gets caught up in the laughter and music of life. You wi… OL538210W
John Henry John Henry Christianne C. Jones Read-it! Readers: Tall Tales These well-known legends will become well-loved books, as readers learn these classic tall tales through lively illustrations and unforgettable characters. OL5715871W
Little Eight John Little Eight John Jan Wahl Little Eight John, as mean as mean there was, persists in disobeying his mother until he finds his mischief backfiring on him. OL81683W
John Henry John Henry Ezra Jack Keats Describes the life of the legendary steel-driving man who was born with and who died with a hammer in his hand. OL831037W
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