
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
Description
Product Details
Publisher | Blue Sky Press (AZ) |
Publish Date | November 01, 1995 |
Pages | 128 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780590473705 |
Dimensions | 11.0 X 8.7 X 0.7 inches | 1.6 pounds |
About the Author
Leo & Diane Dillon are two of the most acclaimed illustrators of our time. They collaborated for more than five decades. Their long list of awards includes two Caldecott Medals, the NAACP Image Award, five Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors, four Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, and induction into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Leo and Diane created award-winning picture books, book covers, magazines, and other art until Leo's death in 2012. Love and the Rocking Chair is their final collaboration. Diane Dillon lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Reviews
"The storytelling is dramatic and direct in this collection of 19 tales... The Dillons' glowingly detailed acrylic illustrations extend the horror, comedy, rhythm, and spirit of the tales." -- Booklist, starred review
"...these are tales to be read over and over again." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"It's hard to envision the shelf -- children's or adult -- on which this volume doesn't belong." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Virginia Hamilton and the Dillons have produced yet another superb offering... The book is a gallery of beautiful women of color. Entrancing and important, this notable collaboration deserves a wide success." -- School Library Journal, starred review
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