Coleen Salley's wonderful Epossumondas books are audio treats for young listeners. Mama is preparing a birthday cake for her sweet patootie, when she realizes she's out of baking soda. So she sends two friends to the store to help out, but neither returns because they get swallowed by a huge snapping turtle.Mama then ventures out herself, only to meet the same fate. Now it's up to Epossumondas to save the day and rescue everyone. "Children will love listening to the tale and will laugh out loud at the verbal expressions and the artwork."-School Library Journal
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"INCREDIBLE illustrations add visual oomph to a wonderfully well-written children's story. Kids and adults alike will find this a truly delightful read!" — Trooly (5 out of 5 stars)
"INCREDIBLE illustrations add visual oomph to a wonderfully well-written children's story. Kids and adults alike will find this a truly delightful read!"
" Children's book....I love all of the Epossumondas books, the illustrations are fabulous...however, you must read the story in a Cajun accent... "
" a silly read aloud story "
" Fun read aloud. Great voice & vocab! "
" Even more fun than Epossumondas. "
" This book was Epossumondas' birthday party. They needed more backing soda so his friend went to get it and the turtle ate him up. After everyone was eaten up Epossumondas went looking for them and saved everyone from the big turtle. "
" variant on "Sody Sallyraytus" "
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.
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.
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