Crystal Mountain Children's Black & African American Story Books there was a girl

there was a girl

And she includes an informative author’s note with further details on the customs and traditions of the Moon Festival for parents and teachers

Illuminated with the exquisite illustrations of cut-paper artist Pamela Dalton

moving text filled with lyrical references to poets and writers whose voices have lifted and defined the Black experience

Crystal Mountain Children's Black & African American Story Books there was a girlWhen a weaver dreams of a lush land, she works tirelessly to recreate the place in a beautiful tapestry. But she and her three sons barely have time to admire her handiwork when the tapestry is stolen by jealous fairies. First Leon, the strong eldest son, then Blaine, the intellectual second son, vow to retrieve the tapestry. Yet neither Leons strength nor Blaines intelligence is enough to carry them to the tapestrys whereaboutshigh atop a shimmering