Frank Carlson Library

Bear has lots of money and lots of land -- and he's lazy. Hare has nothing but a hungry family -- and he's smart. Hare is sure there's a way to share Bear's wealth, so he and Mrs. Hare cook up a plan. Then Hare hops on down the road to Bear's place and proposes that Bear donate land. Hare handles labor, and they split the crop in half. All Bear has to do is choose the half he wants -- tops or bottoms. Sleepy Bear takes tops but finds once the harvest...

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

The life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."

Relates how the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.

Welcome to the Old Plantation, a place where rabbits trick, foxes hunt, turtles race, possums play dead, bears swing upside-down, and everyone gets caught up in the laughter and music of life. You will too.

Boss Lion threatens to eat all the inhabitants of the village, until he is outsmarted by B'rer Rabbit.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons,...