The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in surestorytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionarytales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the addedattraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, thiscollection should be snapped up."--(starred) "School Library Journal."