Author Robert San Souci has died. He was 68-years-old.
Throughout San Souci’s publishing career, he wrote dozens of picture books that featured folklore stories. One of his best known works is called The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South.
Here’s more from School Library Journal: “San Souci made folklore and tales from around the country and all over the world accessible to children and adults. An avid traveler, he journeyed around the United States, drawing inspiration from local legends, folktales, and history for works such as Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale (Philomel, 1993), and Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend (Dial, 1994).”