The stories are organized by themes: ORIGINS: How God Made the Butterflies ~ Why Apes Look Like People ~ Why Men Have to Work ~ How the Snake Got His Rattles ~ LOVE: The Girl With the Large Eyes ~ The Son of Kim-Ana-u-eze and the Daughter of the Sun and the Moon ~ Jack and the Devil's Daughter ~ HEROES: High John the Conqueror ~ Stagolee ~ PEOPLE: The Old Man Who Wouldn't Take Advice ~ People Who Could Fly ~ Keep on Stepping.
You might have already guessed from the cover that the illustrations are by the brilliant artist Tom Feelings! Here's his illustration for the story of God and the Snake:
And here's an illustration from the famous legend of the flying Africans:
You might remember Tom Feelings' work from this earlier post which featured two books of African folktales with his illustrations: When the Stones Were Soft by Eleanor Heady and Tales of Temba by Kathleen Arnott.
And of course this is not the first time I've written about Julius Lester before; back in May when I first started this project, I featured this book by Julius Lester: How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have?
And I'll be back with more from Julius Lester tomorrow! Meanwhile, enjoy this classic collection of African American folktales, and the illustrations too!
by Julius Lester
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