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Julius Lester

(Julius Bernard Lester)

Author

(1939 - 2018)

Julius Bernard Lester was an American writer of books for children and adults, as well as a professor who taught for 32 years.



Bibliography

Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream (2000)

What if the children decided to do whatever they wanted? And the animals all joined in?

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Black Cowboy Wild Horses (1998)

Bob Lemmons rides his horse Warrior to round up the wild mustangs.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Further Tales of Uncle Remus (1990)

The third book of Uncle Remus stories by the collaborators, rewritten in an easier to understand dialect.

John Henry (1995)

Now John Henry was a steel driving man.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1995

The Last Tales of Uncle Remus (1994)

The fourth and final collection of Uncle Remus stories, retold in more modern dialect.

More Tales of Uncle Remus (1987)

This is the second book of Uncle Remus tales in a modified dialect by the two collaborators.

The Old African (2005)

Jaja, the Old African, leads his fellow slaves, walking across the ocean to Africa.

Author(s): Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

Sam and the Tigers (1996)

A retelling of Little Black Sambo.

Author(s): Helen Bannerman
Julius Lester
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

The Tales of Uncle Remus (1987)

This is the first volume of Uncle Remus stories, retold in a more readable dialect, from these collaborators.

Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales (1999)

This omnibus includes all four of the previous Uncle Remus volumes by the collaborators.

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