Read-Aloud African-American Stories: 40 Selections from the World’s Best-Loved Stories for Parent and Child to Share

Sharing the gentle, humorous, and memorable lessons from folktales, tall tales, myths, and songs will enchant your youngest listener. Emphasizing diversity and the rich variety of source material, Read-Aloud African-American Stories contains true tales and tall tales, distinctly American folk histories and classic African folk stories, as well as short biographies of luminaries, excerpts from the journals of emancipated slaves, and reinterpretations of Bible stories. Richly illustrated and designed to be shared, Read-Aloud African-American Stories is an ideal companion at bedtime, quiet time or anytime while helping children become life-long readers.