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CROWNED by Kahran Bethencourt & Regis Bethencourt
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CROWNED

Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora

$11.54

Length 3 hours 6 minutes
Language English
Narrators Dion Graham & Mychal-Bella Bowman

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"Narrators Dion Graham and Mychal-Bella Bowman's grand and lively performances will have young listeners eager to hear every story in this vibrant collection of African and African-American-inspired tales."—AudioFile

From the New York Times bestselling authors of GLORY, Kahran and Regis Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photography, comes CROWNED, a collection that completely reimagines how we see our favorite and most beloved childhood fairy and folk tales. This collection features classic fairy tales, African and African American folklore, and exciting new classics–brand new stories created by Kahran and Regis.

Included in the collection:

The Poisoned Apple

Asha the Little Cinder Girl

The Little Mermaid

Sleeping Beauty


Hansel and Gretel

Little Red Riding Hood

Anasi and the Three Trials

Aku The Sun Maker

How the Zebra Got His Stripes

The Legend of Princess Yennenga

John Henry, the Steel Driving Man

The Cloud Princess

And more!

This collection is a must-have for children and parents everywhere and is a joyous celebration of Black beauty and imagination.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

Regis and Kahran Bethencourt are a husband-and-wife duo and the imaginative forces behind CreativeSoul Photography. With more than ten years of working with hundreds of children, families and brands, they specialize in child and lifestyle photography while incorporating authentic visual storytelling. As artists, CreativeSoul Photography is committed to helping kids and brands create fascinating imagery by operating as a one-stop shop offering expert creative direction, vision, planning, strategy, and execution. They've worked with brands small and large around the globe such as Disney, Amazon, Just for Me, CurlyKids Haircare, CamilleRose Haircare and more.

Regis and Kahran Bethencourt are a husband-and-wife duo and the imaginative forces behind CreativeSoul Photography. With more than ten years of working with hundreds of children, families and brands, they specialize in child and lifestyle photography while incorporating authentic visual storytelling. As artists, CreativeSoul Photography is committed to helping kids and brands create fascinating imagery by operating as a one-stop shop offering expert creative direction, vision, planning, strategy, and execution. They've worked with brands small and large around the globe such as Disney, Amazon, Just for Me, CurlyKids Haircare, CamilleRose Haircare and more.

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