The book is a blend of autobiography and storytelling, built around stories from her grandpa (A Ghost Story ~ Br'er Rabbit Builds a Home ~ Br'er Rabbit Gets Caught ~ Br'er Rabbit and the Little Brown Jug), her grandma (Br'er Rabbit Goes Hunting ~ Mammy Bammy Big Money ~ Br'er Rabbit Pays His Respects ~ The Legend of Annie Christmas), and then her own stories (The Wonderful Tar Baby ~ Elvira and Henry ~ Br'er Possum's Dilemma ~ Br'er Rabbit Outsmarts the Frogs).
This book is part of the American Storytelling series from August House (one of my favorite publishers of storytelling books), and I want to share another great book in that series: African-American Folktales for Young Readers by Richard Young and Judy Dockrey Young.
You'll find over 30 stories in this book from 9 different storytellers, including Jackie Torrence (!), and also Len Cabral, who I've blogged about before too: Storyteller Len Cabral.
So, lots of Jackie stories and more stories too; enjoy! It's all just a click away at the Internet Archive, thanks to the power of Controlled Digital Lending.
The Importance of Pot Liquor
by Jackie Torrence
by Jackie Torrence
by Richard Young and Judy Dockrey Young
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