Fairy Tales with a Black Consciousness: Essays on Adaptations of Familiar Stories

by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Laretta Henderson, Ruth McKoy Lowery

The all new essays in this book discuss black cultural retellings of traditional, European fairy tales. The representation of black protagonists in such tales helps to shape children's ideas about themselves and the world beyond--which can ignite a will to read books representing diverse characters. The need for a multicultural text set which includes the multiplicity of cultures within the black diaspora is discussed.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471298
• ISBN13: 9780786471294
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher