The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales

by Anne Shelby

Book Overview

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.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807831638
• ISBN13: 9780807831632
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

A handful of simple black-and-white illustrations enhance this rip-roaring fun storybook

The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales is a collection of brief yet enjoyable tales blending the spirit of traditional Appalachian folklore with modern-day awareness. Featuring an extroverted young girl named Molly Whuppie, the stories include encounters with witches, giants, an ogre who refuses to do housework, cornbread-baking mice, unwanted boyfriends, Molly's sisters, and even the Appalachian hero Jack. A handful of simple black-and-white illustrations enhance this rip-roaring fun storybook with a brave and clever heroine. Especially recommended for young girls.