The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale

The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale
Author Robert D. San Souci
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney
Country USA
Language English
Genre Children's literature, picture book, African-American folktales
Published 1997 (Dial Books for Young Readers)
Media type Print (hardback)
Pages 40 (unpaginated)
ISBN 9780803712966
OCLC 29258986

The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale is a 1997 book by Robert D. San Souci and illustrator Jerry Pinkney based on an African American folktale about an itinerant worker who is able to rejuvenate and resurrect people.

Reception

A review of The Hired Hand by BookList wrote "He [Pinkney] successfully blends historically realistic details with timeless folkloric magic, and he enhances San Souci's smooth retelling in the process. An obvious choice for primary story hours, this will also make a welcome addition to African American folklore and history units.".[1]

The Hired Hand has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] School Library Journal,[4] and The Horn Book Magazine.[5]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "The hired hand : an African-American folktale". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale (starred review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. April 28, 1997. Retrieved February 17, 2017. Shivery and superbly crafted.
  3. ↑ "The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. May 20, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2017. What begins as a gripping, well-told tale starts to sound like a morality play, as Young Sam repents his lazy ways. .. Pinkney works his magic by blending both character and drama with the hushed tones of history.
  4. ↑ "The Hired Hand". kcls.bibliocommons.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017. San Souci makes a choice in favor of "softening the heavy use of dialect," found in the original tale. Pinkney adopts a corresponding tone in his illustrations, polishing any harshness away.
  5. ↑ "The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved February 17, 2017. The illustrations, as explained in the artist's note, extend the African-American folkloric tradition, setting the plot in a particular time and place (a colonial-era village where free blacks were a significant part of the community) without sacrificing the sense of magic and wonder.
  6. ↑ "Aesop Prize and Aesop Accolades". afsnet.org. American Folklore Society. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ Kathleen T. Horning, Ginny Moore Kruse, Megan Schliesman (1998). CCBC Choices 1997: Folklore, Mythology and Traditional Literature (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. p. 22. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "California Book Awards". commonwealthclub.org. Commonwealth Club of California. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Children's Books; Best Illustrated Books 1997". November 16, 1997. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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