THE LEGEND OF SLAPPY HOOPER IBD

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YouâÇÖd better believe Slappy Hooper was the worldâÇÖs biggest, fastest, bestest sign painter. He was bestest because no one else ever made pictures so true to life. But some folks said they were too good when the pictures started coming alive!Will Slappy have to give up sign painting for good? Or will a couple of timely jobs from the Heavenly Sign Company let him climb to even greater heights? Find out in this delightful tall tale from mid-20th-century Chicago.TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READERâÇÖS THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARONâÇÖS BOOK 'FOLKTALES ON STAGE,' OR FREE ON AARONâÇÖS WEB SITE./////////////////////////////////////////////////Aaron ShepardâÇÖs many books for young people have won honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the American Folklore Society, and the National Council for the Social Studies. Once a professional storyteller, he specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature.Toni Goffe is the illustrator and sometimes author of many well-loved childrenâÇÖs books, including AaronâÇÖs 'The Legend of Lightning Larry' and ToniâÇÖs own 'Joe GiantâÇÖs Missing Boot,' used in the UK national reading curriculum. He is the winner of the 1993 Gold Medallion Book Award.á/////////////////////////////////////////////////'GoffeâÇÖs freewheeling cartoons perfectly complement this well-told, amiably satirical tale.' -- Kirkus Reviews, Sept. 1, 1993'Good-humored . . . Lots of possibilities for story hour.' -- Booklist, Nov. 1, 1993'A cheerful, upbeat, all-American legend. Have fun with it.' -- Katy Rydell, Stories, Fall 1993'Delightful . . . [A] welcome addition to the list of American tall tales.' -- The Story Bag, Special Review Issue/////////////////////////////////////////////////SAMPLEYouâÇÖve heard about Paul Bunyan, the greatest lumberjack of all time. And youâÇÖve heard about Pecos Bill, the greatest cowboy.Now let me tell you about Slappy Hooper, the worldâÇÖs biggest, fastest, bestest sign painter.YouâÇÖd better believe Slappy was biggest! Why, he was seven feet tall with shoulders to match, and he weighed three hundred pounds, even without his cap and coverall and brush and bucket.And fastest? Just give him an eight-inch brush. Slip! slop! slap! The job was done -- and so smooth, youâÇÖd never see a brush stroke.And you bet Slappy was bestest! That was on account of his pictures. No one else ever made them so true to life.In fact, some folks said they were too true to life.SlappyâÇÖs trouble started with the huge red rose he painted on the sign for RoseâÇÖs Florist Shop.'Slappy, itâÇÖs so real!' said Miss Rose Red, the owner. 'Why, I can just about smell the fragrance!'But a week later, Rose Red fluttered into SlappyâÇÖs sign shop.'Slappy, that sign of yours was too good. The bees got wind of it and swarmed all over that rose, trying to get in. They scared away all my customers! That was bad enough, but wait till you see whatâÇÖs happened now!'When they reached the florist shop, Slappy saw that the bees were gone. But the rose had withered and died.'No one buys from a florist with a withered flower on her sign,' said Rose Red. 'ThatâÇÖs the last thing youâÇÖll paint for me, Slappy Hooper!'