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Slop! A Welsh Folktale

Author: Margaret Read MacDonald
Illustrator: Yvonne LeBrun Davis

An old couple discover they have been pouring their slops onto the home of a neighbor fairy couple. Suddenly they see things through their neighbor’s eyes, and discover a better way to handle their garbage.

Illustrator Yvonne Davis adds many Welsh elements to the book, including a Welsh corgie which the fairy man rides away on the back cover. Her research revealed that the white spot on the corgie’s back is believed to be a saddle for the fairies.

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Type Year Publisher Price Length ISBN

Hardcover 1997 Fulcrum $15.95 24 pages 1-55591-352-0

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"More than a charming folktale, SLOP! Tells us that being a good neighbor can be rewarding, even when it requires some effort" ...Rambles: A Cultural Arts Magazine

"The text is immensely suited for telling aloud and uses repetition in a way that also makes it suitable as a participation story. The language is simple with a pleasant cadence." ...School Library Journal November 1997

"With bright, double-page spreads, this is a good choice for storytime." ...Booklist, Nov. 1. 1997

"This is a good story to illustrate some basic steps of conflict resolution...it will practically tell itself, and is written to afford opportunities for participation." ...The Second Story Review, Sept 1997

Awards

ABA Kids Pick of the Lists
1997

Bowker Best Books for Children
2002

Best Books for Children 7th ed.

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