Best Selling Books by Anne Shelby

Molly didn''t know what to say after all that, so she just didn''t say anything, which was probably the best course. The old woman put the poem back in her pocket and in its place came up with a silver needle and a spool of gold thread, which she handed to Molly. ''''Thank you,'''' Molly said, but to tell the truth she was a little disappointed. She was hoping for something more useful. ''''Is that all?'''' she asked ''''that and this,'''' the old woman replied, and before anybody could stop her she began to recite another poem: Gold and silver, sun and sea / Love and courage set them free. And then she was gone. And so Molly went on her way, ever closer to the ogre''s dark den. And she found it the only way she could, by falling in it herself.

A grandmother and grandchild trace their family history.

Anne Shelby''s poems of a modern Appalachian woman cut across all strata of society.

Describes what it would be like to live in all kinds of imaginative houses--on a mountain, by the sea, above a bakery, underground, and in other wonderful places.

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.

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.

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

Alpha and Betty have a potluck and all their friends (Acton to Zelda) bring appropriate alphabetical food (asparagus soup to zucchini casserole).

Describes what it would be like to live in all kinds of imaginative houses--on a mountain, by the sea, above a bakery, underground, and in other wonderful places.

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

A small girl describes the many pleasures that accompany running a country store.

A grandmother and grandchild trace their family history.