The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Audiobook

Quotes

• “The well-known author here retells twenty-four black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice…beautifully readable.”

  — School Library Journal (starred review)

• “[Hamilton] tells the story with a simple power that will make this a classic collection of all ages.”

  — ALA Booklist (starred review)

• “Seldom has this ancient literature been made available to younger readers. Fortunately, Virginia Hamilton, the distinguished children’s author, has corrected this absence with her extraordinary and wonderful The People Could Fly.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “Stirringly told stories.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Well-written prose.”

  — Children’s Literature