Brer Rabbit decided to court both of them. Miz Meadows had a sister, Miz Motts, and she moved down from Philly-Me-York. When Brer Rabbit wasn't getting in and out of trouble, he was courting. Julius Lester's Voice is spot-on, and I'd like to give you a little taste of it: There's quite a bit of controversy surrounding these stories, and I can't comment on that, but I can tell you that this version is HILARIOUS. Now, I don't know exactly what that means, because I honestly don't remember which version I grew up with myself, but I do want to clarify that this is a publication from 1987 by writer/educator/folklorist, Julius Lester:Īnd the famous children's book illustrator, Jerry Pinkney: Have you read this?īefore I go any further, I want to clarify something: this particular rendition of THE TALES OF UNCLE REMUS isn't “your grandmother's Br'er Rabbit stories.” She said, “Because you're reading it too fast. One third of the way into this read aloud, my youngest child leaned over and said, “What page are we on?”
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