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Brer Rabbit in the Briar Patch




Category Story Books
Title Brer Rabbit in the Briar Patch
Year c.1991
Country United States
Description Hardbound, 44 pages, full color. The story of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby, part of the Walt Disney American Classics series. Produced by Twin Books, Greenwich, CT. Designed, edited, and illustrated by American Graphic Systems, San Fransisco. Published by Starlight Editions, an imprint of Dorset Press, a divison of Marboro Books Corp., by arrangement with Twin Books.
Synopsis / Contents Brer Fox and Bear make a "baby" out of tar and stick him on the side of the road to catch Brer Rabbit. Brer Rabbit says hello but the tar baby doesn't reply. He ends up hitting the tar baby and gets stuck. When Brer Fox decides how to kill him, Brer Rabbit pleads not to be flung into the briar patch, which is what ends up happening, letting Brer Rabbit free, since that's where he was born and raised.
Publisher Starlight Editions
Series American Classics
ISBN 0-88029-359-4
UPC 9-780880-293594; 90000
Variations First printing shows publisher Mallard Press on spine and back cover. Subsequent printings by Starlight Editions show "Starlight" on spine and no information on back cover.
Dimensions 9.75 x 12.75 (inches)
Suggested Value USD $15-20
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