New Releases by Anne Shelby

Most tall tales are no taller than the teller. This one is taller than a tree - a great-great-grandaddy of a sycamore, just right for moving into, for settling down in and raising children and children and children. It''s a story starting way back in time about one man and something magical happening. Was it his doing? Or nature''s? With a storyteller''s lilt and a folk-artist''s eye, a writer and an illustrator have made something magical of an Appalachian legend.

Borrowing its title from a question actually asked by one of the author''s neighbors, this is a collection of Shelby''s provocative columns published in Kentucky newspapers during the 21st century.

A very simple look at such problems as pollution, hunger, and loneliness and what can be done about them.

A girl describes her family''s business and what she considers to be the benefits of running a store.