Crowned: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

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We realized that a lot of the kids that had natural Afro hair would come in to get their headshots and the parents would have their hair straightened because they thought that's what they needed to do to get their kids into the industry," Kahran said. Many of the retellings have been refocused on a princess/gal/lil lady saving herself, rather than being saved by a prince. A collection of reimagined classic fairy tales, and African and African American folktales that bring to life past, present, and future visions of Black culture.

A folktale and fairy-tale collection that encompasses retold Western stories, African American and African diaspora tales, and original entries. So far, I’ve read The Poisoned Apple, and loved that Ebony Black was taught to fight for herself, and her kind heart was just as important as her fierce spirit. While I absolutely loved the representation, that's not something I can really talk much about, as I'm not a member of the black culture in any way shape or form but I can talk about the fairy tales that I grew up with and how fun it was to hear a different version of it full of inspiration, empowerment and not just advocating but modeling self worth, which I think are universal concepts we can all relate to and should be talking about with our daughters. And the mirror always answered, “There are many lovely maidens, it is true, but none as lovely as you.Revisit beloved classics, but with a twist, such as The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood, The Poisoned Apple, and find new favorites with stories created especially for the Anansi and the Three Trials, Aku the Sun Maker, How the Zebra Got Its Stripes, The Legend of Princess Yennenga, and John Henry, the Steel-Drivin' Man.

There is no discussion of souls or any of the other deeper theological questions in the original Little Mermaid and the point about otherness doesn't come across as strongly.It is so visually stunning, filled with magical storytelling, capturing the reader’s imagination from beginning to end. C., Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Seattle and Portland. The stories themselves are re-tellings of standard Disney tales, retellings of African fairy tales and new fairy tales that encompass the lives of children today.