The Knee-High Man and Other Tales
Julius Lester, Ralph Pinto
Hardcover
(The Dial Press, Jan. 1, 1972)
A collection of six Children's Animal Tales from American Black Folk Literature, that were originally told by slaves. Illustrated throughout with handsome full page Color Illustrations by Ralph Pinto. Stories include: "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps," "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear," "Why Dogs Hate Cats," "The Farmer and the Snake," "What is Trouble?" and "The Knee-High Man." Julius LESTER is a multi-Award Winning Author and this is his First children's book. The Illustrator, Ralph PINTO, is also a multi-Award Winning Artist.