She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain - Hardcover

Philemon Sturges has written several award-winning books for children, including Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?; Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza); and Bridges Are to Cross.

Ashley Wolff has illustrated many books for children, including Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? and the bestselling Miss Bindergarten series.

PreSchool-Grade 4–The beloved folk song bounces and hoots in this newly expanded version: "She'll be comin''round the mountain when she comes./She'll be bouncin''round the mountain when she comes./She'll be honkin', she'll be hootin', she'll be shoutin', she'll be tootin',/She'll be comin''round the mountain when she comes." The action is set in a little town in the Southwest where an array of animals awaits a visitor's arrival, all the while preparing a guest room and a huge fiesta. A lizard with a banjo leads up the band as foxes tango, a raccoon makes a piñata, and several skunks cook up some tacos. Many of the creatures are busy reading, including a vulture perched on a rafter, a rabbit on a rooftop, and an armadillo armed with a book light for after dark. Wolff's festive and funny illustrations, done in gouache and pastels, enhance the merriment of Sturges's rhythmic verses. Throughout the book, a truck can be seen in the background, drawing ever nearer as it navigates the mountain turns, passes, and tunnels. Finally, beneath the light of the moon, a librarian arrives along with the Six White Horses Book Mobile. As the final plot twist unfolds, young listeners who haven't already joined in will holler along with the last chorus of "Yea! She's Here!"–Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CT
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