Her Stories, by Virginia Hamilton, was the Coretta Scott King author winner of 1996. Her Stories is known as a celebrations of African Americans strength and dreams. There are African American folktales and fairy tales. There are many different characters presented in this book. Cat Woman and a New Orleans vampire, for example.
Though it was hard to follow, and completely understand, I loved this collection. I feel a little more educated of other cultures fears and hopes, while tying them into my own. There are some serious tales in here, but a lot of funny and light hearted. I tried to relate to many things in this book. Not only can I do this through the words and stories of the book, but the illustrations have many other ways of telling stories and showing how others live. In just the cover we can see an African American girl working outside with a huge hat on to cover the sun. That is just one of many amazing illustrations.
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