Maybelle and Stella Visit the Oldest Town in Texas

By Kimberly Verhines

The mischievous pug sisters, in Kimberly Verhines's Stella and Maybelle Explore the Oldest Town in Texas, take a fascinating romp around the historic sites of Nacogdoches and meet interesting people along the way. The girls, Stella and Maybelle , lead their owner Dr. Buggles up and down the brick streets and celebrate blueberries and bluegrass music, joining in the festivities while banjoes and harmonicas take us back to olden days. Stella and Maybelle discover that this town was home to the Caddos, the French, the Spanish, and early settlers involved in the revolution of the Texas Republic. They explore what used to be the opera house where the Marx Brothers performed, and they find themselves on the steps of the Old University and the at the Stone Fort. Davy Crocket and other heroes of the Alamo made their way through Nacogdoches, and Stella and Maybelle pretend that they're at the Sterne-Hoya House just before the men make their fateful trip. And they spend a spooky night in a house that just might be haunted--because, as stories go, Nacogdoches is one of the most haunted towns in Texas. Then, next day, Stella and Maybelle play hide and seek from Dr. Buggles among the azaleas in Nacogdoches's beautiful gardens. Who do you think they might find there?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1622889118
• ISBN13: 9781622889112
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Stephen F. Austin University Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1