The Faithful Friend
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780027861310 (0027861317)
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Robert D. San Souci's Faithful Friend is a Martinique's version of the Faithful John, the Grimm story. I like this version far more. In part, it is because of the ending. But also because the woman in the story, here Pauline, is far more active in this version.
Genre: Folktale / Friendship / African American / Magic Year Published: 1995 Year Read: 2010Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers “The Faithful Friend” is a Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Award winning book from master storyteller, Robert D. San Souci along wit...
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