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Beloved New Orleans storyteller Coleen Salley inspired countless children to embrace the joys of reading with her riotously funny-and distinctly Southern-children's books. With the fourth book in the series, the late author presents readers with one more romp through the lively world of everybody's favorite possum. Epossumondas wants to listen to Mama, but it's so hard to remember everything. So Epossumondas heads into the swamp he was warned about-and there he'll have to do what possums do best if he is to escape trouble with the legendary loup-garou.
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"I didn't realize that this was the 4th Epossumondas book, so I was expecting some version of the classic Epamonondus (sp?) story. I'm guessing that was covered in the first book. Setting that aside, the story was fun, the pictures were great, and my kindergartener and I enjoyed reading together."
— Elizabeth (4 out of 5 stars)
Epossumondas Plays Possum Listener Reviews
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" We read a lot of this, but my husband forbid me to finish it because of the double negatives. "
— Tara, 12/12/2013 -
" Lucy picked this one. I thought it was going to be weird, but it was pretty good. "
— Nathan, 11/14/2013 -
" My favorite Coleen Salley book! Epossumondas is so cute! Too bad there won't be any more...so sad. "
— Ms.Gaye, 9/9/2013 -
" I love Epossumundas. I haven't felt the need to buy every one of his books, but the illustrations in this adventure are AMAZING! Janet Stevens uses watercolor techniques that would be great to discuss in art class, as well. A beautiful option for folk tales unit. "
— Nora, 9/2/2013 -
" Not quite as universal as the original Epossumondas, but a defintite storytime possibility "
— Valerie, 6/23/2013 -
" Cute story, but I did not see many "literal" plays on words, which I expected based on other Epossumondas reviews. "
— Karen, 5/1/2013 -
" Begs to be read aloud with a southern accent. "
— Laura, 1/15/2013 -
" So cute! Longer, so would be great for a group of older kids. "
— Susan, 1/4/2013 -
" Too much text to hold my 18-mo-old son's interest, but he did like looking at some of the pictures (though never flipped through the entire thing) "
— Libby, 10/6/2012 -
" It's sad to think this may be the last of the Epossumondas collaborations by these two. I was lucky to get to hear Coleen tell some of the stories and know that Janet has done an amazing job of bringing visuals to that voice. These books are great examples of Noodlehead stories "
— Marcie, 5/15/2012 -
" A cute story. Fun to read aloud to the kids. "
— Jeffrey, 4/4/2012 -
" Love to read aloud. So much fun for me and kids. "
— Bridget, 3/23/2012 -
" The kids were silent during this read-aloud, and one even wanted to get up, because I think she anticipated that it was going to get scary. I cut the tension by having the kids do their impression of a possum playing dead, and it helped. Very cute. "
— Kari, 3/20/2012 -
" This is one book I actually ENJOY reading OVER and OVER to my 3 year old. The words just roll off your tongue and it's truly fun to read. Such a loss when Colleen Salley died. I wish I could have seen her doing her storytelling. "
— Danette, 2/21/2011 -
" Epossumondas does exactly what any possum can do...cute story, excellent for grade school. "
— Paula, 10/10/2010 -
" A cute story. Fun to read aloud to the kids. "
— Jeffrey, 9/27/2010 -
" Epossumondas does exactly what any possum can do...cute story, excellent for grade school. "
— Paula, 8/27/2010 -
" Lucy picked this one. I thought it was going to be weird, but it was pretty good. "
— Nathan, 8/8/2010 -
" My favorite Coleen Salley book! Epossumondas is so cute! Too bad there won't be any more...so sad. "
— Ms.Gaye, 5/30/2010 -
" Too much text to hold my 18-mo-old son's interest, but he did like looking at some of the pictures (though never flipped through the entire thing) "
— Libby, 3/15/2010 -
" This is one book I actually ENJOY reading OVER and OVER to my 3 year old. The words just roll off your tongue and it's truly fun to read. Such a loss when Colleen Salley died. I wish I could have seen her doing her storytelling. "
— Danette, 3/1/2010 -
" Cute story, but I did not see many "literal" plays on words, which I expected based on other Epossumondas reviews. "
— Karen, 1/29/2010 -
" The kids were silent during this read-aloud, and one even wanted to get up, because I think she anticipated that it was going to get scary. I cut the tension by having the kids do their impression of a possum playing dead, and it helped. Very cute. "
— Kari, 12/2/2009 -
" Not quite as universal as the original Epossumondas, but a defintite storytime possibility "
— Valerie, 11/13/2009 -
" So cute! Longer, so would be great for a group of older kids. "
— Susan, 10/22/2009 -
" Begs to be read aloud with a southern accent. "
— Laura, 10/7/2009
About Coleen Salley
Coleen Salley built a worldwide reputation as a storyteller, children’s literature expert, and raconteur. She enthralled parents and their children with her heart-stirring and exuberant renditions of favorite books and stories. Professor Emerita Coleen Salley taught children’s literature and storytelling for thirty years at the University of New Orleans. She made hundreds of professional presentations and appearances at more than twenty national conferences. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ms. Salley grew up hearing the old tale “Epaminondas,” which became her trademark story. Her new adaptation appeared in print for the first time as Epossumondas. Winner of several awards for distinguished professional accomplishments, Coleen spent much of her life in the French Quarter in New Orleans—where she was known as Queen Coleen, a colorful character of Mardi Gras.
About Cynthia Darlow
Cynthia Darlow’s unusual voice makes her devotion to the spoken arts a natural fit. As a narrator and veteran of Broadway, off-Broadway, regional theater, film, and television, her characterizations and facility with dialects are unforgettable. Her audiobook narrations have earned her seven AudioFile Earphones Awards. She is a member of The Actors Company Theatre (TACT), whose mission it is to present concert performances of long-neglected, language-driven plays.