What's the Hurry Fox? And Other Animal Tales

The author recounts her family’s move by train from Oklahoma to California, the “land of milk and honey.”  Evocative language and luxurious illustration create a warm recollection from a child’s perspective.

Bentley met and married Swift Deer. One had escaped slavery, the other had escaped the Trail of Tears. Together they had a beautiful daughter named Magnolia who fell in love with a man, John, that her father did not approve of, so Magnolia and John fled Florida to be together. Rich illustrations add depth to the capable retelling of the Hurston short story, now made accessible to younger audiences.