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"After Hans Christian Andersen"
by Daniel Picouly
illustrated by Olivier Tellac
Enchanted Lion Books 2007
translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrich
published in France as Poucette de Toulaba
by Rue de Monde 2007
"Once upon a time in Toulaba, a country at the far end of far away..."
So begins the trouble with this updating of the classic Andersen tale because the illustration shows us a dark-skinned
Chen Jiang Hong
Enchanted Lion Books 2007
Originally published as Petit Aigle
Album l'Ecole des Loisirs 2003
translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick
In 15th century China Master Yang finds a boy half frozen in the snow. The boy's parents were killed by General Zhao so Master Yang decides to be the boy's guardian.
There appears to be nothing unusual about Master Yang until one night when
Um, yeah. I had similar doubts when I saw this in a catalog, so I'm grateful for your review. Anytime I see a white fairytale retold with people of color, I'm suspicious, because there are so many fabulous Carribean, African, and African-American tales that don't get enough play, so why use a European plot? Why not mine some of Virginia Hamilton's collections? Or illustrate a tale courtesy of