Epossumondas

Informationen zum Autor Coleen Salley (1929-2008) was a renowned storyteller, a distinguished professor of children's literature, and the author of a number of beloved picture books. The classic Southern story of Epaminondas was her longtime trademark tale at storytelling performances nationwide. She adapted this story into the acclaimed picture book Epossumondas, followed by Why Epossumondas Has No Hair on His Tail, Epossumondas Saves the Day, and Epossumondas Plays Possum, all illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Janet Stevens. She was raised  in Baton Rouge and lived most of her adult life in New Orleans. She was a Professor Emeritus of the University of New Orleans. Visit her website at www.coleensalley.com. Klappentext Who's Epossumondas? Why, he's his mama's and his auntie's sweet little patootie, that's who. He's also the silliest, most lovable, most muddleheaded possum south of the Mason-Dixon line! The renowned storyteller Coleen Salley and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Janet Stevens team up for this outrageous twist on the Southern story of the noodlehead who takes everything way too literally. Zusammenfassung Who’s Epossumondas? Why, he’s his mama’s and his auntie’s sweet little patootie, that’s who. He’s also the silliest, most lovable, most muddleheaded possum south of the Mason-Dixon line!       The renowned storyteller Coleen Salley and the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator Janet Stevens team up for this outrageous twist on the Southern story of the noodlehead who takes everything way too literally.

Product details

• Authors: Coleen Salley
• Assisted by: Janet Stevens (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9780544809062
• ISBN: 978-0-544-80906-2
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: General, JUVENILE FICTION: Books & Libraries, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Baby Animals, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy / General