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    Epossumondas Plays Possum
    Epossumondas Plays Possum
    Epossumondas Plays Possum
    Audiobook13 minutes

    Epossumondas Plays Possum

    Written by Coleen Salley

    Narrated by Cynthia Darlow

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    About this audiobook

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 8, 2011
    ISBN9781461813613
    Epossumondas Plays Possum
    Author

    Coleen Salley

    Coleen Salley (1929-2008) was a renowned storyteller, a distinguished professor of children's literature, and the author of a number of beloved picture books. The classic Southern story of Epaminondas was her longtime trademark tale at storytelling performances nationwide. She adapted this story into the acclaimed picture book Epossumondas, followed by Why Epossumondas Has No Hair on His Tail, Epossumondas Saves the Day, and Epossumondas Plays Possum, all illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Janet Stevens. She was raised  in Baton Rouge and lived most of her adult life in New Orleans. She was a Professor Emeritus of the University of New Orleans. Visit her website at www.coleensalley.com.

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    • 3/5
      Epossumondas Plays Possum is a story about a possum, Epossumondas, and his Mama. Mama tells Epossumondas not to go into the woods because he could be eaten by a loup-garou. Epossumondas was not a rule breaking, but he often got distracted. He started following the prettiest butterfly he had ever seen into the woods. He lost track of the butterfly and realized he had wandered far into the woods. He heard and sounds and played possum. Possums can play dead when predators are around so they won't be eaten. Epossumondas avoided being eaten in the words three times by playing possum, and the last time he was picked up by a hawk and started to wiggle so he was dropped. Mama found Epossumondas in the woods and brought him back home to safety. This is a story about using your attributes to avoid harm. Epossumondas knew he had the chance of being eaten in the woods and use his skills to save himself.
    • 4/5
      The good thing about books is that they portray messages and lessons to many of its readers. "Epossumondas Plays Dead" is a very good book to introduce to children who live in Louisiana because it will teach them about: myths that have been around that generated from the swamps, what kinds of animals live in Louisiana around swamps, and scenery (cypress trees and moss.) This book can be very educational for children because they will not only learn about Louisiana Geography in a sense, but they will learn about animals, particularly the possum. Children can understand why possums "play dead" when they fear that they are in danger. Help children "get to know" Louisiana from the illustrations and text. Many children can also relate to the possum because they, too, are forgetful and innocent. The children will especially like the fact that sometimes things do not work out for Epossumondas like he expects them to. For example, when he plays dead for most of the animals, it works to keep him safe, but for one particular animal, it only makes him more vulnerable.
    • 4/5
      Epossumondas forgets his mother's warnings and ventures out into the swamp, chasing after a butterfly. He is then afraid he will run into the Loup-Garou. He finally finds relief by finding his mother. This is a cute book that teaches children to always listen to your parents, for they know best. Epossumondas could have gotten hurt or eaten by other swamp animals. I would use this book to teach my children about the Loup-Garou. I find it part of Louisiana folklore, and I am sure children will find it amusing especially during Halloween. I could take this further and read a folklore story about this creature.
    • 4/5
      (easy, Louisiana) Epossumondas is a not a naughty opposum, but a forgetful one. So when his mama warns him about getting lost in the swamp and being picked up by a loup-garou, he forgets all about the warning at the sight of the first butterfly that comes along. He follow the butterfuly into the swamp and before you know it, he is lost. A myriad of creatures try to devour little possum, but he follows his true possum nature and plays dead. He wonders if each critter is the loup-garou but discovers that they are not. Each critter discards him as dinner precisely because he is playing dead. But when a big old swamp buzzard picks him up and possum is tickled by his claws, he can't help but not play dead! The buzzard releases him for just that reason, "I don't eat no live meat!", and possum is freed. He finds his way home and realizes that after fending off all those swamp critters just being himself, he doesn't need to be afraid of any loup-garou. This book is a fun way of exploring the Louisiana legend of the loup-garou as well as Louisiana swamplife. At the end of the book in the author's note loup-garou legend is further defined as well as the possum's survival habit of "playing dead".
    • 4/5
      Clueless, lovable Epossumondas is up to no good once again, and he wanders out into the dark expanse of the swamp alone. Coming face to face with frightening swamp critters scares Epossumondas into doing what he does best, playing possum of course. This book follows the cute, simple pattern of the other Epossumondas books.
    • 3/5
      Epossumondas is cute but gets on my nerves a little because of his baby talk. This story isn't so much about the underdog that outwits the big, scary animals, but about an opposum who, by nature, uses his defense mechanism in time to be spared by predators.