Brer Tiger and the Big Wind

by William J. Faulkner

Book Overview

Greedy Brer Tiger refuses to let the other animals eat from his pear tree or drink from his spring. Then Brer Rabbit comes up with a magnificent plan to create a "big wind" and teach Brer Tiger a thing or two about generosity and sharing. "Faulkner's text demonstrates the work of a consummate storyteller....Wilson imbues her illustrations with measured peace that brings resonance to the almost mythical atmosphere."--Kirkus Reviews.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688129854
• ISBN13: 9780688129859
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

New insight into slave tales

These delightful stories show sensitive insight into how black children were taught to cope in a white world. Dr. Faulkner was a neighbor of my mother in historic Society Hill, S.C., in the 1890s where he said her brother was his best white friend. "Uncle Remus" is delightful, but Dr. Faulkner gives new insight into the stories as they were told to him as a boy by a former slave who lived in an apartment in his father's store. Told in his rich Charleston accent, Dr. Faulkner presents the stories that delight young and old with kindly understanding of two parallel worlds.