The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit

Harris, Joel Chandler

ISBN 10: 0762417129 / ISBN 13: 9780762417124

Published by Running Press Kids, Philadelphia, 1995

About this Item

Hardcover, illustrated by Don Daily. INSCRIBED and signed by Annette Larose Harris, Great-great Grandaughter of Joel Chandler Harris and Esther Larose (according to part of the inscription). A fine copy with tight binding and clean contents in a fine dust jacket which is now protected in an archival cover. Laid in is a folded 10 page newspaper style publication that was probably available at the Wren's Nest (Harris' home in Atlanta). It appears to be unread.

Seller Inventory # 5696

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit
• Publisher: Running Press Kids, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762417129
• ISBN 13: 9780762417124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Later printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children

About this title

Synopsis

Follow the adventures of crafty B'rer Rabbit and his friends in seven playful folktales with roots in traditional African stories. Told and retold for hundreds of years, this young-reader's version of these folktales retains the original humor and wisdom, com- plemented by spirited, full-color illustrations by Don Daily.

About the Author

Don Daily (1940-2002) illustrated many classic children's books and anthologies for Courage Books. He also created posters for many films, including The Lone Ranger, The Great Santini, and Roots. Daily's work has appeared in such magazines as Reader's Digest, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping. Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) collected the folktales of Southern African Americans and retold them as classic stories of Uncle Remus, a fictitious old slave who spun stories to a boy from “the big house of a plantation.” He wrote five books featuring Uncle Remus and his stories of Brer Rabbit and friends. The first, Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings, was published in 1880.