Reading Level- 8+

This is a collection of African and Jewish folktales, retold by a master children's author and illustrated with David Shannon's imaginative paintings.

Genre: Folklore
This book is a collection of folktales centered around vanity, trickery, humility, courage, and loyalty retold by Julius Lester. The particular story "How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have?" Is about a Leopard who is completely enthralled with his own vanity and when he decides he wants to know how many spots he has, he can't find anyone to help him count them, until the Rabbit comes along and counts them In a unique way leaving Leopard with no choice but to give Rabbit the prize or learn to count himself! I think this story would make for a fun folktale for a group to act out to demonstrate the fun and joy that can come from story telling. there are enough characters that a small group would be great for this project! The media is Acrylic Paint. ( )

Started re-reading after many, many reads in the past. ( )

"Summary: An illustrated collection of twelve folk tales, ten African and two Jewish. " ( )