CROWNED
Magical Folk and Fairy Tales From the Diaspora
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · May 23, 2023
*NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work - Children* *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you GLORY: Magical Visions of Black Beauty, comes CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora.
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- Who it’s for
- Familiar fairy tales meet stories from the diaspora in a visually rich celebration of Black imagination.
- Themes
- Black beauty, Determination, Imagination
- Genres
- Fairy Tale Collections, US: African American Stories, Folktale Retellings
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*NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work - Children* *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* From the New York Times bestselling duo who brought you GLORY: Magical Visions of Black Beauty, comes CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora. Filled with visual magic and storytelling wonder, these stories reimagine our favorite and most beloved childhood fairy tales and folktales to encourage creativity, empower imagination, and foster self-esteem.
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With a Foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Salamishah Tillet Revisit beloved classics, but with a twist, such as The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, The Poisoned Apple, and find new favorites with stories created especially for the collection: Anansi and the Three Trials, Aku the Sun Maker, How the Zebra Got Its Stripes, The Legend of Princess Yennenga, and John Henry, the Steel-Drivin' Man. A gift that will keep giving, CROWNED is a joyous celebration of Black beauty, determination, and imagination and a must-have for children and parents everywhere. "Once again CreativeSoul Photography captures the beauty, innocence, and magic of black children. This is the book I've been waiting to give my grandchildren. It is a wonder of storytelling and imagery." — Michael Eric Dyson
Old Tales, New Light
Familiar fairy tales meet stories from the diaspora in a visually rich celebration of Black imagination.
Come here for
- Classic tales reimagined alongside Anansi, Princess Yennenga, and John Henry
- Folklore that celebrates Black beauty, determination, and imagination
Expect
- A collection of familiar stories with a twist and new favorites
- Visual magic paired with storytelling wonder
Where it sits
| US: African American Stories | 54% |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tale Collections | 43% |
| Folktale Retellings | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Photographing Children
- African American Studies
- Folklore & Mythology
- Authors
- Kahran Bethencourt, Regis Bethencourt
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- May 23, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Black beauty · Determination · Imagination
- Reading lane
- Photographing Children