I first discovered Molly Whuppie at the Book Fair a few years ago, looking for a text to teach folk tales. I used an excerpt last school year as an example text for our genre study. The kids loved the stories that we read. Maybe they loved the stories, maybe they loved the funny way that their teacher was reading aloud to them. ☺Either way, I'll take it.
Until today, I haven't sat down and read the remaining stories. The Adventures of Molly Whuppie has several stories about Molly Whuppie, the youngest of three girls who is a brave and clever giant-fighter. Interspersed are other Appalachian folk takes which tend to follow similar themes.
It's tricky reading a book like this in public. I'm sure the folks at Starbucks think I'm crazy, laughing aloud to myself on Derecho night.
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