Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

With his mother's help, Wiley outwits the conjuring Hairy Man that lives in the swamp near their home.

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons,...

In this retelling, using Gullah speech, of a familiar story the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.