Winner • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction) Winner • Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award Holiday Gift Guide Selection • Indiewi

A collection of folktales from the African-American oral tradition, presented as they have been told by professional black storytellers from Rhode Island to Okl

Twelve tales of African and Afro-American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly."

Nineteen stories focus on the magical lore and wondrous imaginings of African American women.