Kissing Coyotes (& otherwise keeping your word)

myzticrhythmz@evpl — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:19:00 GMT

Kissing Coyotes by Marcia Vaughan

Jack Rabbit likes to brag. First he tells his friend Roadrunner he can dance with a rattlesnake. Next he tells Gila Monster he can scare a herd of longhorn cattle, all by himself. Finally he boasts to Fox that he can run through a skunk's den without getting sprayed.

His friends finally get tired of Jack Rabbit's bragging and challenge him to "walk his talk". Jack Rabbit starts with the coyotes, and all goes well until the recently-kissed coyotes wake up. Read the story to see how Jack makes good on the rest of his boasts.

This is a really fun book to read, and the pictures are great, too. My kindergarten-aged daughter loved it, and Jack's visit with the skunk always cracks me up!

A Fabulous Folktale!

UndergroundLibrarian@evpl — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:06:00 GMT

Folktales are a tried and true genre of children's books. They are invariably successful with children. Recently I shared The Enormous Carrot by Vladimor Vagin with several groups of school age children. There are numerous versions of this tale, most involving a turnip rather than a carrot. (When I mentioned that to my audience, I discovered that they did not know what a turnip was --maybe that's why Vladimor Vagin changed his vegetable to a carrot.)

Repetition is always good, and this tale has that, with just enough variation to keep readers/listeners interested. It's on the order of The Mitten by Jan Brett, but it shows the importance of teamwork to achieve a goal. And I like that Vagin shows us so many ways to say yes: naturally, glad to, absolutely, to name a few.

This title was a Young Hoosier Book in 2000-2001. I think you'll like it!

Kids Blog : folktales

Kissing Coyotes (& otherwise keeping your word)

A Fabulous Folktale!