Children’s Authors of Traditional Black Tales

In Celebration of Black History Month

Stories shared aloud should paint pictures in the listener’s mind and

connect to the listener’s soul.

Traditional Tales require this connection with the audience.

Folktales allow an author to capture a culture and create

connections for those outside that culture.

Virginia Hamilton

Jerry Pinkney

Gerald McDermott

Verna Aardema

Julius Lester

Brian Pinkney

Patricia McKissack

Read any of these books out loud and you will hear the story in a different way. The language used in these books is magical and can be traced back to the days long ago when books and paper were not for all people all over the world.

Celebrate all cultures through Traditional Fiction.