Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit - Hardcover

Daily, Don; Harris, Joe Chandler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762417129 ISBN 13: 9780762417124

Publisher: Running Press Kids, 2004

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 this title

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Running Press Kids
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0762417129
• ISBN 13: 9780762417124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 56