A Treasury of African-American Folklore: Marlowe & Co. Avalon Publishing Group, NY, 1996.
An extensive collection of powerful oral literature including traditions, recollections, legends, tales, songs, religious beliefs, customs, sayings, and humor from people of African descent.
African American Folktales: Stories from Black Traditions,
Abrahams, Roger D., Pantheon, 1999.
African American Griot Tales
, Baba Jamal Koram, Storybook Productions, March 2005.
An interesting CD that provides examples of African American Griot Tales.
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales,
Mandela, Nelson, Tafelberg Publishing, Ltd., Capetown, South Africa, 2002.
Nobel Peace laureate, Nelson Mandela, presents a diverse collection of traditional tales told by a variety of storytellers and folklorists. Great illustrations.
The Fire Children: A West African Creation Tale
, Maddern, Eric., Dial, 1993.
The retelling of an Akan creation myth of the world and its people.
The People Could Fly: A Collection of African American Folktale
s, Hamilton, Virginia, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1993.
A wonderful collection of folktales from an American-American perspective that shows the strength of people who use spirituality, magic, and wonder to overcome oppression. A children's book that is approach for teens and adults.