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The Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit
This Courage Classic is reformatted into a smaller trim size and a lower price sure to make them necessities in any library. Beautiful, rich, and vibrant illustrations accompany these classic tales and make them treasures for all to read. Don Dailys Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings, children of all ages will laugh at the adventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear...more
Hardcover, 56 pages
Published
January 29th 2008
by Running Press
(first published February 4th 2004)
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An absolute classic! One of my all time favorites. It seems childish, but I would read the stories to my middle schoolers. Brer Rabbit's stories always have incredible moral gumption. They are wonderful at helping children understand the difference between right and wrong even in 8th grade. One story in particular, puts Brer Rabbit in a bit of a dilemma with one of his friends. The moral of the story teaches the reader that blackmailing your friends is not okay. Great book to use in any social s...more
My children loved this book and the illustrations are wonderful. The stories were easy to understand, but still filled with humor and rich language. The only negative worth mentioning is that there are several spelling, punctuation and capitalization errors throughout. Otherwise a great book!
This is a beautifully illustrated edition of the Brer Rabbit tales. Excellent when used with Ananzi stories to teach trickster tales and the way that African culture wove its threads into African American culture. Also can be taught in relation to a unit on slavery.
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I didn't find Borgenicht's retellings to be anything special, except I think he may have made Joel Chandler Harris' vernacular easier for kids to understand. The illustrations, however, really made this book-- bright, colorful animals wearing human clothing (except for Mr. Dog, interestingly). Don Daily's style reminded me of Jerry Pinkney, though he doesn't use Pinkney's same art technique. The larger than normal size of the book makes the illustrations an especial feast for the eye. This w...more
I love these stories!
The dialect can be difficult to read but the stories are so cute. As with Little Black Sambo, the characters reflect the times in which they were created. However, Uncle Remus is the most intellegent adult in the story. I love the tales.
My grandmother taught me to love Brer Rabbit. I adore these stories and the truths they teach. Getting through the tricky dialect, we discover these characters are crafty, hilarious and very relatable!
These are great stories and a joy to rad.
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Joel Chandler Harris was an American journalist born in Eatonton, Georgia who wrote the Uncle Remus stories, including Uncle Remus; His Songs and His Sayings, The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation, (1880), Nights with Uncle Remus (1881 & 1882), Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892), and Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1905).
The stories, based on the African-American oral storytelling tradit...more
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