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Why Epossumondas Has No Hair on His Tail

by Coleen Salley, illustrated by Janet Stevens

"Mama, why don't I have hair on my tail?" Epossumondas asks. Mama knows why-and her story's a doozy. It goes way back to Epossumondas's great-great-grandpa, Papapossum. When hungry Papapossum and his growly ol' stomach meet up with wily Hare, cranky Bear, and a persimmon tree... well, it's one hair-raisin' adventure.

Renowned storyteller Coleen Salley and I teamed up for another Epossumondas tale, drawing on the Uncle Remus tradition and our wild imaginations to expose a hilarious-and important!- moment in possum history.

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* Salley has a true storyteller's voice, peppering the text with colorful descriptions and amusing expressions that give the tale an authentic folktale feel. Stevens's large, brightly hued mixed-media illustrations add greatly to the fun, particularly when Papapossum is finding creative uses for his now elongated and naked tail... This will be a surefire hit when shared with a group or one-on-one. School Library Journal

* They're baaaaack--that silly, diapered Epossumondas and Mama in her flowered dress and yellow hat... Stevens' signature mixed-media illustrations humorously concoct the delightful fun with such clever touches as Papapossum's persimmon-patterned shirt. This laughable stretch of the imagination, a tale about a tail by a natural-born storyteller, may be even more entertaining than the rollicking Epossumondas... Booklist