A trapper gets his comeuppance in this Southern tall tale!Otis Steele was a hungry old trapper near Uncertain, Texas. One night he cut the tail off a strange creature as it ran away from him, and he fried it up and ate it with gusto. Otis filled his belly and went to bed, but as he lay alone in his cabin, he heard the wind begin to howl. Young readers will chill to the thrills of this rhyming story when the creature returns, looking for his "taileebone."

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Pelican Publishing Co .

Tom McDermott is a singer, speaker, and storyteller who has performed in festivals across the country and abroad. His work has been published in Storytelling Magazine, and he has received numerous awards, including first place in storytelling at the National Irish Storytelling Contest and the John Henry Faulk Award. McDermott is also the creator of Keep the Beat, a performance-based program that teaches children rhythmic skills using everyday items. A United Methodist minister, he earned a master of divinity, with a concentration in pastoral counseling, from Brite Divinity School. McDermott lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Liz McGrath is a self-taught artist whose work has appeared in newspapers and children's books and on greeting cards. She has served as an associate art director for numerous lifestyle magazines. She received her associate of arts degree, with a focus in graphic design, from Chamberlayne Junior College, which merged with Mount Ida College in Massachusetts. McGrath lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Jeff Crosby and Shelley Ann Jackson are graduates of the prestigious MFA illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. As professional illustrators, they have worked individually for a wide array of clients. This is their second collaborative picture book. The couple lives in Colorado.