{"product_id":"telling-tales-dianne-johnson-feelings-9780313272066","title":"Telling Tales: The Pedagogy and Promise of African American Literature for Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis work examines the development of African American literature for young people--in terms of recurrent thematic content and underlying philosophies--from 1920 to the present. Johnson provides a close reading of various texts including 1) \u003ci\u003eThe Brownies' Book\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, edited by W.E.B. Du Bois and Jessie Fauset from January 1920 through December 1921; 2) fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps in the 1930s and 1940s, and the historical fiction that their work prefigures; 3) the picture book canon of Lucille Clifton, poet laureate of Maryland and Pulitzer nominee, and one of the most prolific writers of verse and prose for children. The book also features illustrations representing books published between 1920 and the present. Included among these is a cover from \u003ci\u003eThe Brownies' Book\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a wood-cut from Hughes and Bontemps' 1932 \u003ci\u003ePopa and Fifina\u003c\/i\u003e, and a painting from \u003ci\u003eHarriet and the Promised Land\u003c\/i\u003e, written and illustrated by celebrated artist Jacob Lawrence, and an illustration by John Steptoe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelling Tales\u003c\/i\u003e takes a fresh new look at material that has long been neglected. Until recently, most critics have examined not African American children's literature itself, but (mis) representations and stereotypes of black people in mainstream literature. This current study is an attempt to redirect critical inquiry in the field. The book creates a space for further critical study that will more fully explore issues herein: the relationship between the publishing industry and the development of African American children's literature; the nature of the relationship between African American adult and children's literature; the relationship between word and image, and more. Most importantly, the book provides a useful introduction and model for reading this literature for a broad audience that includes parents, teachers, librarians, other educators, and scholars of African American letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dianne Johnson-Feelings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313272069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313272066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Dianne Johnson-Feelings","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46431301730559,"sku":"9780313272066","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3daeba8d-2544-49cf-b87b-3a7e9b520eaf.jpg?v=1735140921","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/telling-tales-dianne-johnson-feelings-9780313272066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}