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Jackalope

by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Never seen a Jackalope? Not even sure what it is? Well, you've come to the right place. You'll get the whole wild story right here.

You see, the jackalope didn't start out with horns. First he was a plain old hare. You know, a jackrabbit. The horns came later, along with a corny fair godrabbit and a cranky coyote. And the trouble those horns brought - hooo-wee! It sure makes for a hare-raising tale!

With a gut-busting brew of sassy storytelling and outrageous art, Janet and Susie finally give the jackalope his due. After all, he's long been part of American legend- isn't it time to tell the real story?

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* The exuberant illustrations and large size make this book ideal for group read-alouds, and the puns will appeal to older audiences. This title is an excellent choice for further discussion of the origins of fractured tales, and the advisability of wishing you were someone other than who you are....School Library Journal

* The American western legend of the "jackalope" reaches new heights of silliness in the hands of the Stevens sisters... The narrator, an armadillo in cowboy boots, opens the tale on the front endpaper. Armadillo inserts rhymed commentary throughout, and Stevens' watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations, with bits of photograph and collage, become wilder and more exaggerated as the story heats up. Fun! Booklist