FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Shelby, Anne

The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales

(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.

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