This is the story of Brer Rabbit and his adventures within the animal community where he lives. Brer Rabbit is always tricking the other animals, especially Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Wolf. Beyond the interaction with animals, there are conversations with men, little girls, the moon, and a witch rabbit.
The relationship between all of the animals is unique. In one scene, they will be standing next to each other talking, and in another scene they will be plotting to kill and eat each other.
There also seems to be a culture of always trying to out-smart each other. Sometimes, these mind games are about simply getting food, while other times the animal that gets tricked will lose his or her life.
The dialog may be a little difficult to read for a child because it is written in a stereotypical southern African American 1950s vernacular, but after the reader adjusts to the manner that the characters speak, it becomes quite entertaining.
Lester, J. (1987). The tales of uncle remus:The adventures of brer rabbit. New York, NY: Dial Books.
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