Author, Storyteller, Educator
Just Buffalo teaching artist KARIMA AMIN preserves the art of storytelling in performances, workshops, and author visits for story lovers of all ages. She is the author of a children’s book, The Adventures of Brer Rabbit and Friends (Dorling Kindersley, 1999), as well as several original stories which have been anthologized in African American Children’s Stories: A Treasury of Tradition and Pride (2001) and Grandma Loves You (2003). Her CD, You Can Say That Again! (2004), earned a Parents’ Choice Foundation Gold Award in 2005.
By Karima Amin
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit and Friends
“The 1960s saw a much deserved rejection of traditional black stereotypes in literature and film. The Brer Rabbit stories, far from symbolizing slavery and oppression, are genuine products of African culture and tradition. That they have been ignored or disregarded by so many modern readers of color is a great loss. Sister Karima Amin, well known storyteller, author, and teacher, seeks to remedy both this loss and our discomfort . . . Amin takes possession of the folk tales—in fact, reclaims them—and retells ten of them with her own ample gifts for imagery, sound, and humor.”
—Gary Earl Ross
African-American Children’s Stories: A Treasury of Tradition and Pride
Contains African American folktales adapted and illustrated by various authors and artists; folksongs and hymns; historical information; and profiles of noteworthy African Americans from diverse professions.
You Can Say That Again!
S’WAYNE/CPR Records
A mix of traditional and contemporary storytelling that honors the old while celebrating the new.