The Jump! Children's Book Trilogy
THE BOOKS
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"Mr. Moser is a Southerner. This topic was of great proprietary interest
to him.
Somehow, his vision of Br'er Rabbit and his world, aside from their physical probability, are precisely the esthetic I had in mind, when I created the music for my daughter, back in '81." - Van Dyke Parks on illustrator Barry Moser (quoted from an e-mail to the editor of the site)
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The historical background of the Br'er Rabbit stories is explained in Timothy White's excellent article Van Dyke Parks And Br'er Rabbit Update The Lost Art Of The Minstrelsy.
Thanks to Rain for providing scans for this page.