"From a great giant to a tiny child and from a wicked stepmother to a kindly granny, all of the characters in these classic folktales are African Americans. Six perennially popular stories include Rapunzel, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Jack and the Beanstalk"--
These folktales depict all characters as African Americans. Six stories includeRapunzel, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood,Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Jack and the Beanstalk.
From a great giant to a tiny child and from a wicked stepmother to a kindly granny, all of the characters in these classic folktales are African Americans. Children will delight in the timeless pleasures of these six fairy tales:Rapunzel, in which the heroine's long hair forms a ladder for her rescue; Cinderella, a tale of patience and humility rewarded; Beauty and the Beast, the triumph of true love over appearances;Little Red Riding Hood, involving a close call with a crafty wolf; the search for what is "just right" inGoldilocks and the Three Bears; and a foolish boy's transformation into a hero inJack and the Beanstalk.