The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
African-American Folklore Children's Animal Stories Trickster Tales Middle-Grade Fantasy Bedtime Read-Aloud Collectible Vintage Children's Multicultural Literature
1987 Hardcover Edition – Julius Lester’s “The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit” – stands out on any collector’s shelf. Lester, a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner, re-imagines the classic Brer Rabbit trickster tales in lively, contemporary language that keeps the humor and rhythm of the original African-American folklore while removing outdated stereotypes. Parents searching for read-aloud bedtime stories, teachers needing diverse classroom read-alongs, and adult collectors who value African-American literature all prize this exact edition for its faithful yet fresh storytelling and its Caldecott-worthy pencil illustrations that pull even reluctant readers into the briar patch.
This 176-page, jacketed hardcover is the perfect bridge book: short enough for ages 4-8 as a serial bedtime story, sophisticated enough for 9-12 chapter-book readers, and culturally rich for teens and adults studying American folklore. The 1987 printing is now vintage, so copies in clean, tight condition with original dust jacket and illustrations are increasingly scarce. Light external wear and a neat gift inscription on the front endpaper only confirm that this copy has been gently loved—no dog-eared pages, no cracked hinges—making it both a collectible and a practical copy for nightly reading.
Owning this edition means you hold the book that re-introduced Brer Rabbit to modern audiences and earned Julius Lester permanent placement on school and library “must-read” lists. Keywords that bring collectors here—vintage Uncle Remus, Julius Lester hardcover, Brer Rabbit 1987, African-American children’s classics—point to this copy as an affordable, ready-to-read volume that will only become harder to find as classrooms and collectors snap up the dwindling supply.
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