The Rain-God's Daughter and Other African Fairy-Tales by Williams-Ellis, Amabel , Retold By. Illustrated By Tom Brooks - 1977

Glasgow and London: Blackie & Son Limited, 1977. The Rain-God's Daughter and Other African Fairy-Tales including stories from Jackanory. Amabel Williams-Ellis, celebrated storyteller and collector of fairy-tales from all over the world , has gathered together a rich and varied selection of tales from Africa. Here are stories of the Great Gready Beast, who gobbled up an entire village, the impish Weasel-Boy, whose luck is far better than he deserves, the crazy, mixed-up world of Wrong Way Round Country, and other tales - comical and terrifying, worldly-wise and nonsessical - from many different African Nations. Five of these stories have been reproduced on BBC TV's Jackanory, and Tom Brooks who has drawn the illustrations for this book, also illustrated the TV programmes. These extraordinary illustrations are in full-page black and white drawings which add much to the book. The dust jacket illustration is also done by Tom Brooks.A general note and notes on the stories will be found at the conclusion of the book. Sticker pull scar evident to upper left of dust jacket. A very bright book in its price-clipped illustrated dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-216-90324-6. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. African Fairy Tales + Tom Brooks Illustrator + BBC TV Jackanory + Childrens Fairy Tales + Childrens Literature. Catalogs: Children's Illustrated.