The days when the animals talked : Black American folktales and how they came to be / William J. Faulkner ; illustrations by Troy Howell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkner, William J.

Contributor:

Howell, Troy, illustrator.

Shaw, Spencer G., writer of foreword.

Stuckey, Sterling, writer of foreword.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brown, Simon--Juvenile literature.

Brown, Simon.

African Americans--Folklore.

African Americans.

Tales--United States.

Tales.

Slavery.

United States.

Slavery--United States--Juvenile literature.

Folklore--United States.

Slavery--United States.

Genre:

Folklore -- United States.

Literature.

Folklore.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xviii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Follett Publishing Company, 1977.

Summary:

Presents more than 20 Afro-American folktales featuring the escapades of Brer Rabbit and more than 10 tales describing the lives of African-American slaves.

Contents:

Foreworod: A Head Full and a Heart Full of stories / Spencer G. Shaw

Foreword: Sparks of Art-Share and Reshared / Sterling Stuckey

Introduction

g Part I. The Setting: Black slave tales. Slave's dangerous courtship. Simon marries Ellen. Simon challenges the McCrackens. Fishing with bare hands. Simon and the Pater-rollers. How the slaves helped each other. Simon sees a ghost. The ways of a witch. How the slaves worshiped. A slave's escape. A riddle for freedom

Part II. The Salvation: Black folktales. Introduction to Part II. Brer Rabbit goes a-courting. Brer Wolf's magic gate. Brer Bear gets a taste of man. Brer Tiger and the big wind. Brer Rabbit keeps his word. Brer Possum and Brer Snake. Brer Wolf plants pinders. Brer Wolf's second pinder patch. Brer Fox tries farming, too. Brer Rabbit's protest meeting. Tar Baby tricks Brer Rabbit. Run, Brer Gator, run! Brer Rabbit and Brer Cooter race. Brer Fox meets Mister Trouble. Brer Wolf wants the honey. Brer Rabbit dances for a wife. Brer Rabbit and his riding horse. How the cow went under the ground. Who stole Brer Gilyard's sheep? Brer Wolf and Brer Fox get a big surprise. Brer Rabbit rescues his children. Who got Brer Gilyard's treasure

Afterword.

Notes:

Coretta Scott King Book Awards - Author, Honor, 1978

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0695807552

9780695807559

0695407554

9780695407551

OCLC:

3526657