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The talking eggs : a folktale from the American South

Title
The talking eggs : a folktale from the American South / retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.
Author
San Souci, Robert D.
Publication
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [1989]
Supplementary Content
  • Contributor biographical information
  • Publisher description

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Additional Authors
  • Pinkney, Jerry
  • Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 26 cm.
Summary
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Picture books.
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Folklore.
Awards (note)
  • Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1990.
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 1990.
  • ALA Notable Book.
  • Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award, 1992-93
Call Number
JFF 90-577
ISBN
  • 0803706197 :
  • 0803706200 (lib. bdg.)
LCCN
88033469
OCLC
  • 18873666
  • 18873666
Author
San Souci, Robert D.
Title
The talking eggs : a folktale from the American South / retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.
Publisher
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [1989]
Edition
1st ed.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Awards
Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1990.
Caldecott Honor Book, 1990.
ALA Notable Book.
Georgia Children's Picture Storybook Award, 1992-93
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Added Author
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Pinkney, Jerry, illustrator.
Research Call Number
JFF 90-577
Sc F 90-26
J 398.21 S
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