![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Author: Hamilton, Virginia Illustrated by: Ph.D. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales. “The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. The People Could Fly was originally released in 1985 as the title story of a set of folktales collected by Virginia Hamilton, and illustrated in black and. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 13 (192pp) ISBN 978-6-8 This widely lauded anthology boasts stunning black-and-white artwork and stirringly told stories. ![]() Awards for The People Could Fly collection: Leo and Diane Dillon have created powerful new illustrations in full color for every page of this picture book presentation of Virginia Hamilton’s most beloved tale. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to “fly” away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale. “The People Could Fly,” the title story in Virginia Hamilton’s prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. ![]()
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