This is a collection of African American short stories. McKissack based the stories on those she heard as a child while sitting on her grandparents’ porch.

• ISBN: 9780375836190
• Author: McKissack, Pat
• Illustrator: Carrilho, Andre
• Published: 2006 , Schwartz & Wade
• Themes: African American, Horror, Humor, oral tradition, Trickster
• Descriptors: Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections
• No. of pages: 160