An Appalachian Mother Goose - Hardcover

Still, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813120926 ISBN 13: 9780813120928

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, 1998

Synopsis

Who hasn't heard of Jack Sprat, Little Boy Blue, and Peter the pumpkin eater? These colorful characters from the Mother Goose rhymes have been a staple of children's literature for the last two hundred years. James Still, long known for his ability to bring the rhythmic and evocative language of the Appalachian region onto the page, now brings fresh life to these rhymes.

This new Mother Goose introduces readers to the delights of gooseberry pie, the festivities of Jockey Day, and the dangers of witch-broom. Who knew that the man in the moon was really on his way to Hazard, Kentucky, or that a person "has only to bathe in honey dew" to avoid getting freckles?

About this title

About the Author:

Since the early 1930s, James Still made his home in eastern Kentucky, living in an ancient log cabin on Dead Mare Branch and supporting himself by farming, teaching, and serving as librarian for the Hindman Settlement School. He is the author of several works of fiction, among them River of Earth, The Run for the Elbertas, An Appalachian Mother Goose, and of the collection of poems, From the Mountain, From the Valley.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
Soot was sure to snow.

It followed her to school on day,
It was against the rule,
It recited in her school one day,
Mary's lamb was nobody's fool.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0813120926
• ISBN 13: 9780813120928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64