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Lies and Other Tall Tales
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Lies and Other Tall Tales Paperback - 2015

by Zora Neale Hurston; Christopher Myers (Illustrator); Joyce Carol Thomas

While traveling in the Gulf States in the 1930s, Hurston collected and recorded some real whoppers. Young readers can enjoy these far-fetched fibs enhanced with bold, expressive collages. Full color.


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These tales are so tall they touch the sky! From Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor artist Christopher Myers and Zora Neale Hurston.

While traveling in the Gulf States in the 1930s, Zora Neale Hurston, author of the classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, collected and recorded some real whoppers told by folks from all walks of life. Not "dog ate my homework" kind of lies, but tales so wild you didn't ever want to hear the truth. And now today's picture book readers can enjoy these far-fetched fibs with Christopher Myers's spirited adaption and bold, expressive collages.

From the rear cover

What's the shortest man you ever seen?

I seen a man so short he had to get up on a box to look over a grain of sand.

And the fastest?

I seen a man run so hard that he lost his feets.

Back in the day, there were liars who could lie so good, you didn't even want to know the truth. And we have Zora Neale Hurston to thank for collecting their stories. In Lies and Other Tall Tales, Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor artist Christopher Myers has created a visual treat that will tickle your funny bone. Myers's expressive collages are as bold and wild as the whoppers Hurston encountered on her travels through the Gulf States.

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  • Title Lies and Other Tall Tales
  • Author Zora Neale Hurston; Christopher Myers (Illustrator); Joyce Carol Thomas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780060006570 / 0060006579
  • Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.5 x 7.8 x 0.2 in (26.67 x 19.81 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
  • Library of Congress subjects Tall tales, Tales - Gulf States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004022252
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.2
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