This was an extremely interesting book.

It served as the fundamental basis for Disney's Song of the South.

Regardless of our personal opinions about that movie, I must give Disney due credit for having the creativity and courage to bring to the screen a movie that was inspired by African American folktales from the 1940s.

I have long been desiring to read the very book or set of tales upon which the movie was based.

However, I was not exactly thrilled with the wording in the book.

This had nothing to do with the use of vernacular, in fact, I actually appreciate that the vernacular was preserved.

But there are certain words in 2024 that cause me to have a bit of a twitch.

I constantly had to remind myself that the words I had an issue with were not being used in the same context or with the same connotations as they might be today.

Overall, despite this small quirk, the book still holds a great deal of value and interest.