Newbery Medalist Virginia Hamilton and National Book Award-winner Barry Moser join forces to tell 11 humorous trickster tales from the story ring of the slave trade. Following the migration of stories during the Plantation Era, Hamilton presents readers with a fascinating history of the first African Americans and the wonderful stories they brought with them to the West Indies and America.
- ISBN: 9780590473743
- Author: Hamilton, Virginia
- Published: 1997 , Blue Sky Press
- Themes: African American, Animals, enslavement, Tricksters
- Descriptors: Africa, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States, West Indies
- No. of pages: 112