NY. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dial Books; 1987. 080370271X . Lester, Julius. The Tales of Uncle Remus The Adventures of Brer Rabbit. NY: Dial Books, 1987, 151 pp. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Illustrated dust wrapper, very good. Red cloth spine with orange hardcover boards. Gilt titles to the spine, very good. Very light shelf wear. Inlcudes both full colour double page illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations thru out. Winner of the Coretta Scott King award.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 151 pages . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dial Books; 1987.

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Title

The Tales of Uncle Remus the Adventures of Brer Rabbit

Publisher

Dial, NY

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

080370271X

ISBN 13

9780803702714

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Pinkney, Jerry

Edition

4th Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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African American Folklore

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A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

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Grade 2 Up Recent retellings of Joel Chandler Harris' African-American folktales from former slaves have pruned the dialect and leave out Uncle Remus all together. Most notable of these is Jump!: the Adventures of Brer Rabbit (HBJ, 1986). This newest attempt brings together two distinguished children's book creators in a most unusual recreation. Lester has retold 48 of the folktales in standard English but with a strong feel for the dialect of the original stories. His retellings are as lively as the originals but they also have a liveliness of their own, as he incorporates modern allusions which never seem out of place. Even more importantly, he uses the sharp, witty Uncle Remus who narrated the original folktales, and not the more servile character from the opening and closing segments who many found offensive. Pinkney's illustrations are mostly black-and-white sketches with some full-color double-page spreads. They do not have the sass of the original A. B. Frost illustrations, but they are filled with strong interest and a great humor which serves the text well. This will be of great interest to school and public libraries as well as to storytellers as a source which gives new life to an American classic. Kay McPherson, Central Atlanta-Fulton Public Library
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