![]() ![]() ![]() This could be because of oral tradition of the text, and how pictures would not have been used originally, but the pictures are not needed. My main problem with the pictures is that their are not enough of them, and for me, they don't continue the text. ![]() These illustrations are very rich in color. Leo and Diane Dillon illustrated this book, and they used acrylics on illustration board. This book is a great resource for classes discussing traditional literature, and it would also be helpful when dealing with African American girls, and letting them know about all of these strong women. The collection has animal tales, fairy tales, supernatural tales, folk tales, and true tales. Her Stories is a collection of African American tales that have strong female characters. It is important that the stories be written so that generation after generation can enjoy these stories, but oral tradition is a one of a kind. Ever wish you could have someone read some stories to you? While Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales, by Virginia Hamilton, is an excellent collection of tales, I was strongly wishing someone would read them to me because I feel that is how these stories began. ![]()
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