Written by: Gayle Ross
First line: This is what the old people told me when I was a
child, about the days when the people and the animals still spoke the same
language.
Why you should read this book: A retelling of an old
Cherokee legend with vibrant painted illustrations, you’ll learn of the
partnership of Possum and Turtle in the sharing of persimmons, and how Wolf’s
mischief ultimately led to Turtle’s bad behavior and sad fate. Although Possum
is the one who thwarts Wolf, Turtle takes credit, brags, and treats himself
like a hero, until the other wolves take their revenge on him. Like Brer
Rabbit, Turtle talks his way out certain death, but unlike Brer Rabbit, he pays
for his braggadocio.
Why you shouldn’t read this book: You expect a hero’s
welcome wherever you go.
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