| Description |
xiii, 112 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
"Laura Ingalls Wilder award ; Virginia Hamilton 1995 medal winner"--Bk. jkt. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-112). |
| Contents |
Her animal tales. Little girl and Buh Rabby -- Lena and big one tiger -- Marie and redfish -- Miz Hattie gets some company -- Her fairy tales. Catskinella -- Good Blanche, bad Rose, and the talking eggs -- Mary Belle and the mermaid -- Mom Bett and the little ones a-glowing -- Her supernatural. Who you! -- Macie and Boo Hag -- Lonna and cat woman -- Malindy and little devil -- Her folkways and legends. Woman and man started even -- Luella and the tame parrot -- Mer-woman out of the sea -- Annie Christmas -- Her true tales. Millie Evans : plantation times -- Lettice Boyer : from way back -- Mary Lou Thorton : my family. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Folklore.
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African Americans -- Folklore.
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| Added Author |
Dillon, Leo, 1933-2012, illustrator.
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Dillon, Diane, 1933- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0590473700 |
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0590566032 (Limited ed.) |
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