New Releases 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 w...

Retells fourteen folktales that star the famous Appalachian character of Molly Whuppie.

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.

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

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 grandmother and grandchild trace their family history.

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.

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 grandmother and grandchild trace their family history.

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

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

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

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