Sure as Sunrise: Stories of Bruh Rabbit and His Walkin' Talkin' Friends

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		Sure as Sunrise: Stories of Bruh Rabbit and His Walkin' Talkin' Friends
		Sure as Sunrise: Stories of Bruh Rabbit and His Walkin' Talkin' Friends

基本信息·出版社：Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
·页码：48 页
·出版日期：2004年04月
·ISBN：0618211969
·条形码：9780618211968
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Aesop Accolades (Awards)
·外文书名：太阳升起

内容简介 With the humor and wisdom of her North Carolina roots, Alice McGill shares the stories she remembers from her father, mother, grandmother, and neighbors. Her telling is as fresh as "a loaf of bread still warm from the ashes" as she brings to life the creatures that so fascinated her as a child: Bruh Rabbit, Sis Possum, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Fox. Illustrated with zest and warmth, these stories were passed on for generations and are, ultimately, a celebration of the human spirit. For as sure as sunrise, the cleverness of the small but sassy Bruh Rabbit shines through as he outwits the more powerful, again and again.
作者简介 Alice McGill is an award-winning author and professional storyteller. Among her books is the ALA Notable Molly Bannaky, winner of the 2000 IRA Picture Book Award and the 2000 Jane Addams Award. Alice McGill has toured to collect and tell stories in thirty-nine states, Canada, the West Indies, and South Africa. She lives with her husband in Columbia, Maryland.
编辑推荐 From School Library Journal
Grade 1-5–Following an excellent two-page introduction about Bruh Rabbit stories and her experiences with them, McGill presents five entertaining tales. In "Please Don't Fling Me in the Briar Patch," Bruh Rabbit cleverly outwits the animals that want to punish him for stealing their dinner. Next, a good-hearted possum is taken advantage of by a snake. In "How the Critters Got Groceries," Bruh Cooter helps possum catch a meal. Bruh Rabbit returns in the last two selections, first tricking Bruh Fox into taking a beating for him, and then trying to win the hand of Bruh King's daughter. McGill begins and ends each story with a few comments, including where and from whom she first heard it, musings about its moral, and a personal anecdote or two. The text is lengthy, but children will be riveted by the storytelling. Done in acrylic paint on textured paper, the mostly full-page illustrations are filled with vivid colors and details. Tate captures the personality of each of the characters, as well as the humor inherent in these stories. Varying perspectives keep the action moving. This excellent collection makes a great choice for reading aloud and will appeal to a wide audience. It's also a strong addition for libraries looking for contemporary versions of Bruh Rabbit tales.–Mary N. Oluonye, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* PreS-Gr. 3. Drawing on the tales she heard from her African American family and community growing up in rural North Carolina more than 50 years ago, McGill tells five trickster stories with warmth, wit, and simple immediacy that's just right for reading aloud. There's no heavy dialect, but a colloquial voice is part of the narrative ("Bruh Rabbit was a bad mammajamma. That meant he had pluck"), as are occasional elements of call and response. Based on clay models, the animal characters in human clothes are reminiscent of puppets in the big, clear oil-and-acrylic illustrations; their body language and exaggerated expressions are wonderful as they question, scheme, rage, and--sometimes--outwit the powerful. In tales such as "Please Don't Fling Me in the Briar Patch," Bruh Rabbit outsmarts everyone and gets his way. But in "Looking to Get Married," he can't beat the king/slave-owner ("all worked for him and didn't get paid"), and the hero doesn't get the princess and live happily ever after. In both her introduction and informal headnotes, McGill talks about the fun of hearing the stories as a child and also about the history she learned later, including the fact that the sly rabbit was a spokesperson for slaves, a character brought with them from Africa. The combination of trickster fun, historical truth, and personal storytelling tradition makes this a winner. Hazel Rochman
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Review
"The combination of trickster fun, historical truth, and personal storytelling tradition makes this a winner." (Booklist, ALA, Starred Review )

"This excellent collection makes a great choice for reading aloud and will appeal to a wide audience. It's also a strong addition for libraries looking for contemporary versions of Bruh Rabbit tales." (School Library Journal Starred )

Some of us grew up hearing the tales of Bruh Rabbit and weren't we the fortunate ones. Alice McGill, a professional storyteller and author, has taken her hand to some of the stories that she heard while she was growing up. Her retellings are wonderful. They have just enough dialect to give them the flavor of their southern heritage. And each of the five stories moves at a perfect pace and will entrance young listeners as well as those who are old enough to read. They will love that very crafty Bruh Rabbit who manages to outwit all of his fellow creatures as well as Mr. Man. The scenes are described and while the art is not exactly what one might expect with these tales, it does grow on the reader. At first glace the characters appear to be too static and a bit like those from a Hanna Barbera cartoon, but they are fascinating creations of clay that became the models for the acrylic paintings. I really grew to like that poor Bruh Possum who was taken in by the crafty snake. McGill provides a good introduction and also brief material about each of the stories. She repeats the moral or lesson and ends it the way old time storytellers did, "And that's all to it." Sure as Sunrise is a delightful way to introduce a new generation to these stories that had their roots in the slave society of the South and further back in Africa. 2004, Houghton Mifflin, Ages 5 up. (Children's Literature -Marilyn Courtot )

*Starred Review* PreS-Gr. 3. Drawing on the tales she heard from her African American family and community growing up in rural North Carolina more than 50 years ago, McGill tells five trickster stories with warmth, wit, and simple immediacy that's just right for reading aloud. There's no heavy dialect, but a colloquial voice is part of the narrative ("Bruh Rabbit was a bad mammajamma. That meant he had pluck"), as are occasional elements of call and response. Based on clay models, the animal characters in human clothes are reminiscent of puppets in the big, clear oil-and-acrylic illustrations; their body language and exaggerated expressions are wonderful as they question, scheme, rage, and--sometimes--outwit the powerful. In tales such as "Please Don't Fling Me in the Briar Patch," Bruh Rabbit outsmarts everyone and gets his way. But in "Looking to Get Married," he can't beat the king/slave-owner ("all worked for him and didn't get paid"), and the hero doesn't get the princess and live happily ever after. In both her introduction and informal headnotes, McGill talks about the fun of hearing the stories as a child and also about the history she learned later, including the fact that the sly rabbit was a spokesperson for slaves, a character brought with them from Africa. The combination of trickster fun, historical truth, and personal storytelling tradition makes this a winner.
(Booklist -Hazel Rochman )

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