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Brer Rabbit Stories
Book by Cloke, Rene
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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Rene Cloke
214 books21 followersRene Cloke (born Irene Mabel N. Cloke in Plymouth, England) was a British illustrator of children's books and designer of greeting cards.
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May 31, 2026
This vintage collection of Brer Rabbit stories retold and illustrated by Rene Cloke was the first of several collections of Brer Rabbit stories, all published as part of Award's Storytime Library series in the 1980s.
It contains four stories:
Brer Fox and Mrs Goose
The Moon in the Pond
Brer Rabbit and the Honey Pot
Brer Wolf Breaks the Law
The stories are told in twentieth century British English and the illustrations throughout are firmly centred in the English countryside, with native red squirrels and the British Common Frog featured often, alongside other British fauna (e.g. British fieldmouse, Eurasian kingfisher, yellow brimstone butterfly, domesticated white goose, fish that appear to be the pike perch and golden orfe) and distinctly British flora (e.g. common bulrush, bluebells, the yellow iris, English primrose, and wood anemone).
Likewise, the characters are English in dress and appearance and, in keeping with the power dynamics of the stories, Brer Rabbit usually wears what appear to be working class clothes while the villains, Brer Fox, and Brer Wolf, and sometimes Brer Bear, appear to be upper class gentlemen.
For details of the stories, including identification of which Joel Chandler Harris they are based on, and descriptions of the illustrations, see my review on my vintage children's book blog, Silver Bells and Cockle Shells: https://silverandshells.blogspot.com/...
It contains four stories:
Brer Fox and Mrs Goose
The Moon in the Pond
Brer Rabbit and the Honey Pot
Brer Wolf Breaks the Law
The stories are told in twentieth century British English and the illustrations throughout are firmly centred in the English countryside, with native red squirrels and the British Common Frog featured often, alongside other British fauna (e.g. British fieldmouse, Eurasian kingfisher, yellow brimstone butterfly, domesticated white goose, fish that appear to be the pike perch and golden orfe) and distinctly British flora (e.g. common bulrush, bluebells, the yellow iris, English primrose, and wood anemone).
Likewise, the characters are English in dress and appearance and, in keeping with the power dynamics of the stories, Brer Rabbit usually wears what appear to be working class clothes while the villains, Brer Fox, and Brer Wolf, and sometimes Brer Bear, appear to be upper class gentlemen.
For details of the stories, including identification of which Joel Chandler Harris they are based on, and descriptions of the illustrations, see my review on my vintage children's book blog, Silver Bells and Cockle Shells: https://silverandshells.blogspot.com/...
October 17, 2021
This colourfully illustrated title has three adorable Brer Rabbit tales that are funny, interesting and enjoyable to read. Considering the size of the book though, it would have been better if the lettering was a bit larger and done in a way that made it possible for the kids to read the stories themselves.
August 27, 2014
As a child I loved the Brer Rabbit stories and so purchased this book for my children. It is a wonderful read aloud book for small children if you can put on a good southern accent and give the characters voices.
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