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Book review of
Brer Anansi and The Boat Race
FROM THE CRITICS (School Library Journa).
During a three-day rain storm, Brer Bear and Brer Rabbit challenge Brer Anansi to a race, but their boat is so laden with supplies that Anansi's tub soon outdistances them. When they load their supplies onto a floating table in order to go faster, they are ripe for one of Anansi's tricks. The accompanying cartoon-like illustrations help to promote the idea that this is…a folktale with a distinguished tradition. Usually these are interchangeable trickster characters, often performing the same tricks, one in black American folklore, and the other in West Indian and West African folklore. Constance A. Mellon, Library & Inf. Studies,
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The Best of Brer Anansi
Winner National Award
Book Design & Production 1973.
