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Zomo the Rabbit

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Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa
AuthorGerald McDermott
IllustratorGerald McDermott
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature, picture book, Trickster tale, African folklore
Published1992 (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich)
Publication placeUSA
Media typePrint (hardback)
ISBN9780152999674
OCLC23693546

Zomo the Rabbit is a 1992 book by Gerald McDermott based on a Nigerian folktale that explains why the rabbit runs so fast from other animals.

Reception

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Booklist, in a starred review of Zomo the Rabbit, wrote "Wildly exuberant, full of slapstick and mischief, this version of an enduring Nigerian trickster tale is a storyteller's delight."[1] and School Library Journal wrote "With its small but triumphant hero clad in a colorful dashiki and a cap, its dazzling design, and its great good humor, this story will be a pleasure to use with children."[1]

Publishers Weekly called it a "straightforward retelling" and wrote "McDermott's gouache illustrations in brilliant hues of fuchsia, green and orange recall the color and geometric lines of West African textiles."[2]

Awards

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  • 1993 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Adventuring with Books book[3]
  • 1993-94 Alabama (Camellia) Children's Choice Picture Book Award - winner[4]
  • 1994 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award - winner[5]
  • 1994 Florida Reading Association Children's Book Award - winner[6]
  • 1994 NCTE Kaleidoscope book[7]
  • 1996 Montana Treasure State Picture Book Award - winner[8]
  • 1996 Young Hoosier Picture Book Award - winner[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zomo the Rabbit : a trickster tale from West Africa". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. September 14, 1992. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Jensen, Julie M.; Roser, Nancy L., eds. (1993). Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6 Traditional Literature: Folktales and Fairy Tales (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. p. 490. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Camellia Awards: 30 Years of Winners" (PDF). alex.state.al.us. Alabama Department of Education. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award Winner" (PDF). westchesterlibraryassociation.org. Westchester Library Association. p. 15. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Children's Book Award - Past Winners". flreads.org. Florida Reading Association. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Rudine Sims Bishop, ed. (1994). Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 - 9 Folktales, Myths, and Legends: Old and New (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. p. 56. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Treasure State Award". missoula.lib.mt.us. Missoula Public Library. Retrieved January 27, 2017. See also: [1].
  9. ^ "YHBA - Past Winners". ilfonline.org. Indiana Library Federation. Retrieved January 27, 2017.