Virginia Hamilton
Source: "Virginia Hamilton Bibliography." Author Wars, https://authorwars.com/authors/virginia-hamilton.html".
Titles:
Chapter Books
- Unknown. Jaguarundi
- Unknown. The People Could Fly
- Unknown. Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original African American Scare Tale
Collections
- Unknown. A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa
- Unknown. Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
- Unknown. The Dark Way: Stories from the Spirit World
- Unknown. The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
- 1988. In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World
Essays
- Unknown. A Note from the Author (The Dark Way: Stories from the Spirit World)
- Unknown. Foreword (The Bleeding Man and Other Science Fiction Stories)
- Unknown. Introduction (The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales)
- 1988. A Note from the Author
- 1988. More About These Myths
Novels
- Unknown. Dustland
- Unknown. Justice and Her Brothers
- Unknown. M. C. Higgins, the Great
- Unknown. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
- Unknown. The Gathering
- Unknown. The House of Dies Drear
- Unknown. The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
- Unknown. The Mystery of Drear House
- Unknown. Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed
Omnibuses
Reviews
- Unknown. In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World
- Unknown. The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
- Unknown. The People Who Could Fly
Short Fiction
- Unknown. A Wolf and Little Daughter
- Unknown. Baba Yaga, the Terrible
- Unknown. Better Wait Till Martin Comes
- Unknown. Brothers and Bone
- Unknown. Bruh Alligator and Bruh Deer
- Unknown. Bruh Alligator Meets Trouble
- Unknown. Bruh Lizard and Bruh Turtle
- Unknown. Carrying the Running-Aways
- Unknown. Childe Rowland and Burd Ellen
- Unknown. Doc Rabbit, Bruh Fox, and Tar Baby
- Unknown. Everlasting Life
- Unknown. Fenris, the Wolf
- Unknown. He Lion, Bruh Bear, and Bruh Rabbit
- Unknown. How Nehemiah Got Free
- Unknown. Jack and the Devil
- Unknown. Jaguarundi
- Unknown. John and the Devil's Daughter
- Unknown. Joseph Golem
- Unknown. Little Eight John
- Unknown. Manabozo
- Unknown. Manuel Had a Riddle
- Unknown. Medusa
- Unknown. Papa John's Tall Tale
- Unknown. Rolling Rio, the Gray Man, and Death
- Unknown. Tanuki Magic Teakettle
- Unknown. Tappin, the Land Turtle
- Unknown. The Argument
- Unknown. The Banshee
- Unknown. The Beautiful Girl of the Moon Tower
- Unknown. The Flying Dutchman
- Unknown. The Free Spirits, Bouki and Malice
- Unknown. The Girl Who Was Swallowed by the Earth
- Unknown. The Horned Women
- Unknown. The Magician's Fellow
- Unknown. The Most Useful Slave
- Unknown. The One-Inch Boy
- Unknown. The Peculiar Such Thing
- Unknown. The People Could Fly
- Unknown. The Pretender
- Unknown. The Riddle Tale of Freedom
- Unknown. The Talking Cooter
- Unknown. The Tiny Thing
- Unknown. The Two Johns
- Unknown. The Very Large Son
- Unknown. The Wicked Stepmother
- Unknown. The Witch's Boar
- Unknown. The Witch's Skinny
- Unknown. The Year Halloween Happened One Day Early
- Unknown. Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original African American Scare Tale
- Unknown. Wiley, His Mama, and the Hairy Man
- Unknown. Wolf and Birds and the Fish-Horse
- Unknown. Yama, the God of Death
- 1988. An Endless Sea of Mud
- 1988. Apsu and Tiamat the Creators
- 1988. Bandicoots Come from His Body
- 1988. Bursting From the Hen's Egg
- 1988. Finding Night
- 1988. First Man Becomes the Devil
- 1988. First Man, First Woman
- 1988. Four Creations to Make Man
- 1988. In the Beginning
- 1988. Man Copies God
- 1988. Marduk, God of Gods
- 1988. Moon and Sun
- 1988. Owner of the Sky
- 1988. Pandora
- 1988. Separation of Earth and Sky
- 1988. Spider Ananse Finds Something
- 1988. Sun, Life, Wind, and Death
- 1988. The Angry Gods
- 1988. The Coming of All Things
- 1988. The Frost Giant
- 1988. The God Brings Fire to Man
- 1988. The Pea-Pod Man
- 1988. The Sun-God and the Dragon
- 1988. The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
- 1988. Traveling to Form the World
- 1988. Turtle Dives to the Bottom of the Sea
- 1997. Bruh Wolf and Bruh Rabbit Join Together
- 1997. Buh Rabby and Bruh Gator
- 1997. Buzzard and Wren Have a Race
- 1997. Cunnie Anansi Does Some Good
- 1997. Cunnie Rabbit and Spider Make a Match
- 1997. How Chameleon Become a Ride
- 1997. Magic Anansi
- 1997. Old Mister Turtle Gets a Whipping
- 1997. That One, Anansi
- 1997. The Animals Share
- 1997. The Cat and the Rat
Awards
- 0000. The House of Dies Drear - Ohioana Book Award, Juvenile Literature (Win)
- 0000. Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales - Ohioana Book Award, Juvenile Literature (Win)
- 0000. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush - John Newbery Medal, Newbery Medal (Nomination)
- 0000. In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World - John Newbery Medal, Newbery Medal (Nomination)
Genres/Themes:
- African-Americans (4 books)
- young-adult sf (3 books)
- esp (3 books)
- twins (3 books)
- extraterrestrial beings (1 book)
- halloween (1 book)
- 1930s (1 book)
- radio (1 book)
- young-adult time-travel (1 book)
- time travel (1 book)
- gestalt (1 book)
- juvenile fantasy (1 book)
- juvenile folktale (1 book)
- myth retelling (1 book)
- folktale retelling (1 book)
- religion (1 book)
- young-adult (1 book)
- freedom (1 book)
- flight (1 book)
- escape (1 book)
- slavery (1 book)
- Africans (1 book)
- historical fantasy (1 book)
- folktale-style (1 book)
- juvenile horror (1 book)
Resources:
- English Wikipedia article on Virginia Hamilton
- Library of Congress page for Virginia Hamilton
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) article on Virginia Hamilton
- Internet Movie Database (IMDb) article on Virginia Hamilton
- www.virginiahamilton.com - Virginia Hamilton
- www.answers.com - Virginia Hamilton