Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit [Hardcover]

Don Daily (Author), Joel Chandler Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 3, 2004 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Follow the adventures of crafty B'rer Rabbit and his friends in seven playful folktales with roots in traditional African stories. Told and retold for hundreds of years, this young-reader's version of these folktales retains the original humor and wisdom, com- plemented by spirited, full-color illustrations by Don Daily.

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About the Author

Don Daily (1940-2002) illustrated many classic children’s books and anthologies for Courage Books. He also created posters for many films, including The Lone Ranger, The Great Santini, and Roots. Daily’s work has appeared in such magazines as Reader's Digest, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping. Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908) collected the folktales of Southern African Americans and retold them as classic stories of Uncle Remus, a fictitious old slave who spun stories to a boy from “the big house of a plantation.” He wrote five books featuring Uncle Remus and his stories of Brer Rabbit and friends. The first, Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings, was published in 1880.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Kids (February 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762417129
• ISBN-13: 978-0762417124
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 10 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > United States

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not remotely close to the original, December 30, 2006

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I love Uncle Remus, and I love the original writing. This book is so abridged that it totally loses the character of the stories. I wanted to give this book away, but didn't want to stick anyone else with it. My 4-year old likes it because it has big color pictures, and my husband likes it because he has trouble reading the original. For an abridged version that's easier to read, I highly recommend The Complete Tales by James Pinkney.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars something lost in rewriting?, December 25, 2006

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D. Briscoe (Athens, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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My mother was very disappointed with this book. She felt that the stories were poorly rewritten from the original Joel Chandler Harris version. But maybe her memory of the original stories is imperfect.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE ORIGINAL STORIES!!!, May 29, 2011

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The Princess Pea of Ga "Annselma" (Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

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I was so surprised when I received this book to find that it was NOT THE ORIGINAL STORIES I READ AS A CHILD!! Returned it immediately!