Coleen Salley Epossumondas Saves the Day ; illus by Janet Stevens. 37 pp/ Hartcourt, Inc. 2006 ISBN 0-15-205701-3 $16.00 (Primary)
Epossumondas returns in this terrific tale by Coleen Salley titled Epossumondas Saves the Day. As done in other stories by Salley, she incorporates an old story about “Sody Sallyraytus” and puts a modern twist on it to attract a younger primary reading level. In Epossumondas Saves the Day, an evil snapping turtle gobbles up all of the people that are supposed to attend Possum’s birthday party, and when he goes to find them all he defeats the turtle and saves all of his folks. Salley teams up with Janet Stevens again to illustrate the astounding artwork by using mixed media on watercolor paper. Salley’s intricate writing style combined with Steven’s talented artistic abilities makes Epossumondas Saves the Day an excellent and exciting read for children.
Emily Sobul, BGSU Student
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