Lester, Julius

Discovering that making a world takes a lot of work, God calls on his secretary Bruce and the angel Shaniqua to help him create bushes, grass, flowers, and butterflies.

Presents an historical fiction written in first-person format that follows Emma, the slave of Pierce Butler, through a series of events in her life as her master hosts the largest slave auction in American history in Savannah, Georgia in 1859 in order to pay off his mounting gambling debts.

Presents an illustrated collection of twelve folk tales from the African and Jewish traditions.

A collection of traditional and original Jewish tales interpreting the Biblical story of the creation of the world.

Relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him (a retelling of Little Black Sambo).

Retells six tales from American black folk literature: "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps," "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear," "Why Dogs Hate Cats," "The Farmer and the Snake," "What is Trouble?" and "The Knee-High Man.".

An elderly slave uses the power of his mind to ease the suffering of other slaves and eventually leads them back to Africa.

The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story.".

A resourceful young boy tries to help three hungry ghosts find something to eat.

Retells the legend of the African-American railroad builder who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.