Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner) - Hardcover

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9780590473705: Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

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ISBN 10: 0590473700 ISBN 13: 9780590473705

Publisher: The Blue Sky Press, 1995

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A collection of twenty-five African-American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes "Little Girl and Bruh Rabby," "Catskinella," and "Annie Christmas." By the author of The People Could Fly.

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Virginia Hamilton, who previously won a Newbery Medal and a MacArthur Foundation grant, gives us 17 pugnacious and heroic female characters in a collection of tales that demonstrates the breadth of African-American cultural tradition. The characters in Her Stories, which won the 1996 Coretta Scott King Award, are strong, competent, and sometimes bigger than life, like the "coal black and tree tall" Annie Christmas. Drawn from a variety of sources, the tales in Her Stories have been crafted to blend together smoothly while remaining true to their original tone. Text and art are laid against a buff background in a stylish, oversize format, with a heavy binding built to stand up to the repeated use that's sure to come.

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Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002) changed children's literature for generations of readers, winning every major award in her field across the globe. Her awards and honors include the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, a MacArthur Fellowship, and four honorary doctorates. Virginia was married to Arnold Adoff, and they have two children and one grandchild.

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PublisherThe Blue Sky Press
Publication date1995
ISBN 10 0590473700
ISBN 13 9780590473705
BindingHardcover
Number of pages128
IllustratorDillon Diane, Dillon Leo
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Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dillon, Diane; Dillon, Leo (illustrator). Gracefully told by Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton, this collection of 19 stories focuses on the magical lore and wondrous imaginings of Black women.Vibrant paintings by Caldecott Medallists Leo and Diane Dillon glow with the drama and mystery of each tale while reflecting the warmth and beauty of the people who first told them. Seller Inventory # DADAX0590473700

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