Cut from the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall Tale
Robert D. San Souci
Feb 2019 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Allyson Johnson
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Meet the fascinating women of American Folklore and Legend in this award-winning collection!
Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike?
Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter iin the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are fifteen funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women. They're as difference as can be, but still cut from the same cloth.
"An impressive and gratifying collection that's a cut above other such compilations."--School Library Journal
Winner of the Aesop Prize
Have you heard of the Star Maiden, Old Sally Cato, or Sweet Betsey from Pike?
Everyone knows about Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Davy Crockett, But have you heard of these larger-than-life women? From Bess Call, who wrestles any and all challengers, to Molly Cottontail, who can outwit any critter iin the woods, to Hekeke, who slays a giant singlehandedly, here are fifteen funny, stormy, and always entertaining tall tales of legendary American women. They're as difference as can be, but still cut from the same cloth.
"An impressive and gratifying collection that's a cut above other such compilations."--School Library Journal
Winner of the Aesop Prize
About the author
Robert D. San Souci is the author of The Talking Eggs, a 1990 Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Honor Book, The Samurai's Daughter, The Hired Hand, and many other award-winning books, most of which are based on legend, myth, folklore, and history. He lives in San Francisco, California.
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