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Epossumondas (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards))
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Manufacturer: Harcourt Children's Books
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Binding: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Harcourt Children's Books
Manufacturer: Harcourt Children's Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Studio: Harcourt Children's Books

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Editorial Reviews:

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!
Better choose your words wisely when he's around, 'cause otherwise you never know what you'll get. Epossumondas just might bring you a fist full of crumbs, or a soaking wet puppy, or a scruffy wad of bread--oh, you just wouldn't believe it!
Renowned storyteller Coleen Salley and Caldecott Honor illustrator Janet Stevens team up for this outrageous twist on the Southern story of the noodlehead who takes everything way too literally. (Or is that Epossumondas just pulling his mama's leg?)



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Summary: Its Coleen!
Comment: Ms. Salley has brought her love of storytelling to print and we should all be grateful. For many years Ms. Salley was a beloved professor of children's literature at the University of New Orleans. She is a well-known and respected storyteller, entertaining children and adults every year at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Not to mention her Mardi Gras parade of many years, with shopping cart in tow.

This book is loved by children of all ages as the illustrations are glorious and the text is great fun to read. A secret... the woman in the illustrations is based on none other than Ms. Salley!



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Summary: Daughter's book
Comment: My daughter love's this book. They have it at daycare and somedays she would just out of nowhere start reciting something. She's 3 so I didn't completely understand her but it was the same every time. I finally asked her what she was saying and now she has her own book.

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Summary: LOVE THIS BOOK!
Comment: The style in which this work is written is absolutely priceless! When reading it to children I do suggest you practice your southern accent (if you don't already have one), as the story hinges on the wonderful dialect and silly words. Our little hero, Epossumondas mixes it up with a big old Louisana Snapping Turtle and the story is absolutely hilarious. The art work by Janet Stevens fits the story line perfectly and the style was made for a tale such as this. I will agree, sort of, with another reviewer who felt that those who live in the south might appreciate this more than northern folk. This may or may not be so. I do know that this is one of the works that the kids at school will ask to be read to them over and over again and they love the pictures. I also must admit to a certain bias when it comes to these strange little creatures. For several years now I have had one (along with a raccoon) that sets on the back poarch with me each evening eating the cat food I place there. We have had some wonderful conversations. Highly recommend this one and other works by the author and illustrator.

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Summary: Practice Your Southern Accent
Comment: Epossumondas is the story of a foolish possum that is adored by his Mama and Auntie. Each day, Mama sends Epossumondas to visit his Auntie, and Auntie sends Epossumondas home with a gift. Epossumondas brings each gift home according to his Mama's directions. Unfortunately, Epossumondas is unable to determine the best way to carry the gift home. He applies Mama's most recent directions to the new gift.

Salley includes a note to explain "noodlehead" stories. This is a great read-aloud for kindergarten-third grade! The language in the story leads the reader to read with a Southern accent. Coleen Salley and Janet Stevens fit the text and illustrations on the pages perfectly so that nothing is revealed too soon.

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Summary: My favorite children's book...
Comment: I completely adore this book, as do my children. Every year in their schools, there is a 'Read Across America' day. All day, volunteers and invited guests come in to read to the children from their own favorite books in honor of Dr. Seuss. This is one book I take every time. I tried to avoid reading it to my daughter's third grade class after having read it to them the previous year, and they DEMANDED it (I had it with me to read to a different class next, who hadn't heard it yet).

You truly must read it with a heavy Southern accent (regardless of where you are from!), and the children think it's delightful. They are riveted and laugh uproariously at his goofyness.

I personally love this book, and if you end up thinking it's funny too, you need to also buy, 'The Tiny, Tiny Boy and the Big Big Cow', by Nancy Van Laan Knopf . Hilarious, and so much fun to read!


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