The adventures of Molly Whuppie and other Appalachian folktales / Anne Shelby ; illustrations by Paula McArdle.
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TextPublication details: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, c2007.Description: 88, [1] p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0807831638 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780807831632 (cloth : alk. paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.20974 S544 | Available | 33111005429010 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Combining traditional Appalachian folktale plots with a contemporary sensibility, writer and storyteller Anne Shelby creates fourteen lively, original stories of a funny, magical, yet familiar world.
Many of the stories feature a girl named Molly Whuppie, who is clever, brave, and strong. Encountering witches, giants, an ogre who refuses to do housework, unwanted boyfriends, and all manner of conundrums, Molly manages to outwit them all with a potent combination of nerve, trickery, and plain luck. Also appearing in the stories are Molly's sisters Polly and Betts, the famous Appalachian hero Jack (Molly saves him a few times), and three cornbread-baking mice.
These delightful and often surprising stories are sure to appeal to readers and listeners of all ages who enjoy an adventurous tale well told.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [89]).
The adventures of Molly Whuppie -- Molly the giant slayer -- Tater toe -- Molly and Blunderbore -- Molly Fiddler -- Runaway cornbread -- Molly and the ogre who would not pick up -- Pig tale -- Molly and the unwanted boyfriends -- Grind mill grind -- Jack and the Christmas beans -- Molly and Jack -- Molly, Jack, and the sillies -- Just past dreaming rock.