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The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales
88 pp.
| North Carolina |
October, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8078-3163-2$14.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Paula McArdle.
Shelby transplants folktales featuring self-assured, active heroines to Appalachian Kentucky, providing a vivid setting (farmland as "steep as a mule's face") and recasting Molly as the plucky, quick-thinking "smidgen" of a heroine. Storytellers who overlook the book's cramped layout will relish these energetic stories, which skillfully juxtapose old-fashioned flavor and modern sensibilities. Whimsical illustrations introduce each chapter. Source notes. Bib.