num_pages: 143
description: The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Some stories in this book will make you think. Some will make you laugh. All of them are retold with folk spirit full of generosity and vitality.Madye Lee Chastain illustrated this book. It is her only book still in print.
language: English
title: Cow Tail Switch and Other West African Stories
titlecomplete: Cow Tail Switch and Other West African Stories
genres: Juvenile, Geography, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Africa, Mythology, Fantasy, Short Stories, Cultural
ratings_count: 312
awards: awardedAt: -694281600000
name: Newbery Medal
publisher: Henry Holt and Company