Tales with a Texas Twist by Donna Ingham

Tales with a Texas Twist by Donna Ingham

Reading line: A humor-filled collection of Texas-sized tall tales Sit back and prepare to be thoroughly entertained by award-winning writer and speaker Donna Ingham, who has earned the title of Biggest Liar in Texas in spirited competitions with other professional storytellers. From truth-stretching yarns about Lone Star State legends to Texanized retellings of age-old myths, Ingham pulls readers in with a voice so distinctive you can nearly hear the friendly Texas drawl pour out of every page. Stories include: -Old Blue, about rancher Charles Goodnight's longhorn steer that cheated death so many times it seemed nearly indestructible. -See You Later, Alligator, a tall tale about an oversized trained alligator that swam up the Rio Grande, making stops along the way to entertain onlookers. -The Lobo-Girl of Devil's River, the tragic story of an orphaned baby rumored to have been raised by a pack of wolves in the wild, remote Texas brush country. These tales are beautifully illustrated by artist Paul Hoffman, whose evocative artwork stirs the imagination and brings to life the characters in each lively chapter. Donna Ingham is an award-winning tale teller and author from Spicewood, Texas. She has written six books about the Lone Star State and performs as a professional storyteller all over the country. She also has the dubious distinction of having been named the Biggest Liar in Austin and the Biggest Liar in Texas. Artist Paul Hoffman trained in painting and printmaking, with his first extensive illustration work on assignment in Egypt, drawing ancient wall reliefs for the University of Chicago. His work graces books of many genres: children's titles, textbooks, short story collections, natural history volumes, and numerous cookbooks. He lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Donna Ingham leads workshops and training sessions on storytelling and has taught storytelling classes at the University of Texas in Austin. Her repertoire includes original stories and tales based on history, folklore, and outrageous lies. She has five audio recordings and is listed as a Texas Touring Artist by the Texas Commission on the Arts and a Heartland Arts Fund Regional Artist through the Mid-America Arts Alliance. As a humorist and folklorist, she takes the ancient art of storytelling and gives it a Texas twist to entertain audiences of all ages. She lives in Spicewood, Texas, with her husband, Jerry, and has one son, Christopher. Artist Paul G. Hoffman has illustrated books of many genres, including the Globe Pequot Spooky series. For this title he recalled the storybooks of his childhood.

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ISBN 13	9781493032433
ISBN 10	1493032437
Titel	Tales with a Texas Twist
Autor	Donna Ingham
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Lone Star Books
Erscheinungsjahr	2018-04-06
Seitenanzahl	176
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.