American Tall Tales

This collection of classic American Tall Tales is amusingly written and deftly illustrated in tinted woodcuts. There are nine larger-than-life heroes featured in this exuberant collection of traditional American folk tales, including Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, and other American folk heroes. In the tradition of the original nineteenth-century storytellers, Mary Pope Osborne combines, edits, and elaborates these classic tales while supplying fascinating historical head notes. Hardcover. (Age 3-7)