Author: Virginia Hamilton
Illustrator: Leo and Diane Dillon
Why Selected: Folktales
Literary Merit: A fabulous collection of African American versions or original folktales. Book includes great illustrations for the story and even some background info about the story's origin. The African American tales seem to be of characters being taken to a better place, perhaps symbolic of their life in the early settlement of America.
Share: A good book to study for African-American culture or Black History. Some good inquiry topics are spread throughout.
Appeal: Grades 2-6
Awards: Virginia Hamilton Medal - 1995
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