Collects adapted African American short stories, fables, fairy tales, folktales, songs, and excerpts with biography and recollections of slavery in stories that can each be read to children in less than ten minutes.
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African American Read-Aloud Stories is a classic collection including myths, fables, folk tales, fairy tales, tall tales, and much more. Stories include "Anansi Gets What He Deserves," "Timba," "The Dissatisfied Bird," "Why Hawks Kill Chickens," "The Wonderful Tar Baby," and more. It also includes African American songs, biographies of famous African Americans, and recollections of slavery. Thirty specially commissioned color illustrations by accomplished children's artists enhance reading enjoyment.
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