Aaron's Update -- Slappy Hooper returns for 30th anniversary

[Aaron Shepard]

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Note: This is the bulletin for children's author Aaron Shepard's home page, featuring folktales, reader's theater, and storytelling at

http://www.aaronshep.com

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Dear friends,

Thirty years after its first publication, "The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale" is returning to print in a brand-new edition.

This tall tale of a larger-than-life sign painter was developed as a companion piece to my ever-popular cowboy tall tale, "The Legend of Lightning Larry," with both picture books illustrated by the inimitable Toni Goffe. There’s one big difference, though: Larry’s tale was a totally original story of mine, while Slappy’s is retold from an authentic “urban folktale” of Chicago in the early 20th century.

Details are at

http://www.aaronshep.com/books/Slappy.html

Slappy will be published in paperback and hardcover in February and is already available for pre-order. An advance reading copy of the book is available for free download and evaluation here:

http://www.shepardpub.com/ARC/SlappyHooper.pdf

Also available is a reader’s theater script, in both regular and Team versions, as well as a storytelling version with tips for telling.

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE02.html

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE02_Team.html

http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/GOS02.html

And teachers will want to check out my fun writing exercise based on the story.

http://www.aaronshep.com/extras/Slappy_exercise.html

Enjoy!

Aaron