Lies and Other Tall Tales (Hardcover)

from kschorn

An interesting compilation of African American folk tales gathered by Zora Neale Hurston. Not really sure I'd see kids reading the whole thing, but could be an interesting tool in a discussion oral story telling/tradition or the like.

from josier80

I don't really see kids just sitting down to read this book and enjoying it, but I think it has a lot of instructional potential. It reminds me a lot of the insult throwdowns I used to hear. You're so fat, so stupid, etc. The illustrations are really wonderful because I think they lend themselves...

from josier80

I don't really see kids just sitting down to read this book and enjoying it, but I think it has a lot of instructional potential. It reminds me a lot of the insult throwdowns I used to hear. You're so fat, so stupid, etc. The illustrations are really wonderful because I think they lend themselves...

from mdgilmor

Lies and Other Tall Tales is a collection of Souther African-American folklore. Zora Neale Hurston traveled the south collecting stories to put together in her collection. The stories range from silly to bizarre. One story tells of the tallest man known while another tells of the biggest man know...