Brer Rabbit Collection

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The Play's the Thing, illustrator Alfred Bestall, music Alex Rowley, as Plays for Older Children and Plays for Younger Children, 1940 Ah, Brer Rabbit! I had truly forgotten what an evil little git you are! It's clear to me now, after rereading these classic tales, that you are obviously an avatar of Loki. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth

Renee Zellweger as Beatrix Potter in the 2006 biopic Miss Potter. Photograph: Momentum Pictures/Sportsphoto/Allstar It's worth noting that the tar baby story also appears, in similar form, in the Jatakas, a 4th-century BCE Indian collection of stories depicting the Buddha in former lifetimes. Apparently, a similar story also exists in ancient native North American culture, along with other stories that are similar to tales here. This could imply at least two possibilities. Do all human cultures share stories with similar basic elements, which manifest themselves as expressions of basic human needs? Or is it evidence of early cross-fertilization between cultures which have since evolved, divided, sub-divided and moved about across the globe? Enid Blyton's Nature Lover's Book, illustrators Donia Nachshen and Noel Hopking, published by Evans BrothersI was amazed to realise how little comment there has been over the years about the many similarities between Potter’s tales and the Africa-originated Brer Rabbit folktales”, Zobel Marshall said. The other thing that crossed my mind finally all these years is what on Earth does 'Brer' mean? I think as a kid I assumed it was a title of respect, like 'Mr'. But there was also some animals referred to as 'Mr', so it was a bit strange but I never pursued it before. On this reading, I googled it. A fun tale of a mischievous little rabbit; a great story for anyone who is looking to appease their inner child! I could not think what to say about what is one of my favourite books that I have just read again, so I took what Joel Chandler, aged five said: “Brer Rabbit Stories collected by Joel Chandler Harris, aged five. They are pretty funny in the middle because he has an idea and says ‘just don’t throw me in’, then he does and at the end, he’s escaped.”

Brer Rabbit is a Brave Fellow' sees the hero battling with Brer Fox while 'Brer Wolf's Mistake' involves Brer Rabbit, Brer Wolf and a case of mistaken identity that works in favour of Cousin Wildcat. And 'The Tale of the Silkworms' involves a burglar who runs into the arms of a policeman due to interference by the silkworms! Somewhat bizarre indeed!

Mr Tumpy's Caravan (discovered in a collection of her papers, in 2011; not the 1949 publication of similar title) [54] The Teddy Bear's Party, illustrator Eileen Soper, Little Book 5, 1989 reprint as The Night The Toys Had A Party, illustrator Susan Pearson The News Chronicle Boys' and Girls' Annual, illustrators Kay Nixon (Kathleen Irene Blundell-Nixon) [4] and Ernest Aris

The Young Adventurers series (2004), originally published as the Riddle Series (1997) by HarperCollins. Youngs, Ian (22 February 2011). " 'Lost' Enid Blyton book unearthed". BBC Online . Retrieved 22 February 2011. Having analysed the plotting, language and characters in her tales, it’s clear that Potter was more than just inspired by these folktales,” Zobel Marshall said.Runaway Teddy Bear and Other Stories, illustrator Eileen Soper, E. H. Davie et al., Pitkin Pleasure Book This is number 1 in a series entitled 'Enid Blyton's Little Books' and it contains five short stories concerning Brer Rabbit plus an extra story entitled 'The Tale of the Silkworms'. The Brer Rabbit stories are: 'Oh, Brer Rabbit!', 'Brer Rabbit and Mister Lion', 'Brer Rabbit and Mister Ram', 'Brer Rabbit is a Brave Fellow', 'Brer Wolf's Mistake'. Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.