{"product_id":"the-tales-of-uncle-remus-the-adventures-of-brer-rabbit-paperback-1","title":"The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulius Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic tales of Brer Rabbitt with a contemporary twist, by the award winning author Julius Lester and illustrated by award-winning Jerry Pinkney!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether he is besting Brer Fox or sneaking into Mr. Man's garden, Brer Rabbit is always teaching a valuable lesson. These classic tales are full of wit, humor, and creativity, and Julius Lester brings an added contemporary sense to these forty-eight timeless stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lester juxtaposes a contemporary voice and settings (like shopping malls) with some dialect in these \"wonderfully funny folktales,\"--\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulius Lester\u003c\/b\u003e was an award-winning and critically acclaimed author of books for both adults and children. He won numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King Award, the Newbery Honor Medal, the American Library Association Notable Book award, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eOut­standing Book award, the Caldecott Honor Book award, and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eAward, and was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His novel \u003ci\u003eTo Be a Slave \u003c\/i\u003eis the first Newbery Medal Honor Book by a Black author. He taught for over three decades at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he was awarded all three of the university's most prestigious faculty awards. Mr. Lester passed away in 2018 at the age of seventy-eight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Pinkney\u003c\/b\u003e was one of America's most admired children's book illustrators and illustrated more than one hundred picture books. He won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, \u003ci\u003efive New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Awards, and many other prizes and honors. He illustrated two books written by his wife of sixty-one years, Gloria Jean: \u003ci\u003eBack Home \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Outing\u003c\/i\u003e. Jerry Pinkney passed away in 2021 at the age of eighty-two. Learn more about his life and legacy at JerryPinkneyStudio.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 143\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.34 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coretta Scott King Award (1988)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42030981578832,"sku":"9780141303475","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/yRWgz5n_Zy9780141303475_c6faa2ef-7ad3-42ee-83b0-235d9ca1bf78.webp?v=1771834677","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tales-of-uncle-remus-the-adventures-of-brer-rabbit-paperback-1","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}