Her Stories

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales is a 1995 collection of nineteen stories by Black women, retold by Virginia Hamilton and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. They include animal tales, fairy tales (including a version of Cinderella, "Catskinella"), and three biographical profiles of real Black women. All the stories feature comments on their sources from Hamilton.

Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales

First edition
Author	Virginia Hamilton
Illustrator	Leo and Diane Dillon
Language	English
Subject	Children's literature, Slavery in the United States, Folklore
Published	1995
Publisher	Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	112
Awards	1996 Coretta Scott King Author Award
ISBN	9780590473705
OCLC	778975720

Publication history

• 1995, The Blue Sky Press, ISBN 9780590473705, hardback^[1]

Reception

A review by The Manhattan Mercury called Her Stories "an uplifting book to enjoy and savor for the color and verve of both its language and pictures," drawing particular attention to Leo and Diane Dillons' "stunning and graceful illustrations."^[2]

The Des Moines Register praised the collection of tales, noting that they all "vibrate with story-teller spirit" and are "all of a length for perfect bedtime reading."^[3]

Awards

Her Stories has received two awards:

• 1995 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner^[4]
• 1996 Coretta Scott King Award author winner^[5]