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| Labels next to names below indicate the type(s) of literature those individuals are best known for, especially their Appalachian literature covered in AppLit web pages. In a few cases (such as Virginia Hamilton and Julius Lester), authors are not natives or residents of Southern Appalachia, but they have some personal connections with the region and/or they have produced important books about Appalachia. | ||
ADAMS, JAMES TAYLOR - folklorist, writer - author page by Michelle Vincent
Bibliography of Appalachian Folktales in Children's Literature and Index of Folktales by Title have annotated references to many tales collected by Adams - by Tina L. Hanlon
Oral folktales collected by Adams, with full text in AppLit:
The Big Old Sow and the Three Little Pigs
Seneca The-Mush-Stick (Catskins) - told by Dicy Adams
The Three Gold Nuts - told by Dicy Adams
AWIAKTA, MARILOU - Cherokee/Appalachian poet and essayist - author page designed by Tina L. Hanlon
Bibliography of Works by and about Marilou Awiakta - by Tina L. Hanlon
Poems in AppLit: Out of Ashes Peace Will Rise
Marilou Awiakta's Poems - short essay by college student Thomas Fast
Baber, Bob Henry - poetry, fiction
The Booger Family - poem
The Good Heart of Thunderpants - story
Peter Rapp-It (A Very Modern Version of the Peter Rabbit Story)
Belton, Sandra - books for children
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Benedict, Pinckney - fiction, film scripts
Lesson Plan on Pinckney Benedict's "The Sutton Pie Safe" from Town Smokes - by Annette Coleman McGrew
Carroll, Ruth and Latrobe - illustrated fiction for children
Revisiting the Tatum Family: Regional Books by Ruth and Latrobe Carroll - essay by Judy A. Teaford
Ruth and Latrobe Carroll's Mid-Twentieth-Century Picture Books: Bibliography of The Tatum Family Series - by Judy A. Teaford
Caudill, Rebecca - fiction for children
A Teaching Guide for A Far-Off Land by Rebecca Caudill and The Trail on Which They Wept by Dorothy Hoobler - by Mary Warner
Appalachian Christmas Picture Books contains a detailed annotation of Caudill's A Certain Small Shepherd - by Judy A. Teaford
Caynor, Ernest - family storyteller
Hold Your Breath - text of story with audio by Caynor
Chase, Richard - folklorist and storyteller
Annotated Bibliography of Works by and about Richard Chase - by Tina L. Hanlon
Bibliography of Appalachian Folktales in Children's Literature and Index of Folktales by Title have annotated references to many tales collected, told and published by Chase - by Tina L. Hanlon
Texts of oral folktales collected by Chase:
The Boy Who Wanted Gold
Death and the Old Woman
Down Come a Leg
Fool Jack and the Talking Crow
MunsmegIntroduction to "Mutsmag" - background on Chase's "Munsmeg" and "Mutsmag," by Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Wheel of Fantasy: Game on Language in The Jack Tales - by Rebecca Woodrun
Photos of Richard Chase at Ferrum College
Other references to Chase appear in pages on R. Rex Stephenson (see below) and The Jack Tale Players.
CHILDREN - see Index of Student Writing and Illustration on AppLit Pages
Cleaver, Vera and Bill - fiction for children
Study Guide for Where the Lilies Bloom, a Novel by Vera and Bill Cleaver - by M. Katherine Grimes
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Cober, Mary E. - fiction for children
Tony Beaver and the Watermelon Party - book excerpt with audio reading by Phil Wyatt
Collins, Bonnie - storyteller, picture book author
The Neighbor's Pigs - words of brief humorous tale and audio by Collins
The Piggy Song - words (2 versions) and audio sung by Collins
Collins, Suzanne - fiction
Appalachia in the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins - study guide by Tina L. Hanlon
Cornelissen, Cornelia - fiction
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Cornelissen's Soft Rain - by Susan V. Mead
Folklore Themes in Longer Appalachian Fiction also contains notes on Soft Rain - by Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Credle, Ellis - fiction, folktales
Short Review of Picture Book Big Fraid, Little Fraid - by Volkert Volkersz
Crockett, David - autobiographer, frontier hero, humorist
Davy Crockett and Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett - bibliography by Tina L. Hanlon
DABOIKU, OMOPE CARTER - southern Ohio storyteller - web page by Tina L. Hanlon
Davenport, Tom and Mimi - filmmakers, with Gary Carden, writer
From the Brothers Grimm: Bibliography of Tom Davenport’s Fairy Tale Films - by Tina L. Hanlon
Once Upon a Time in Appalachia: Tom Davenport’s Fairy Tale Films - abstract of essay by Tina L. Hanlon
Lesson Plan on Mountain Humor and Jack and the Dentist's Daughter - by Judy A. Teaford
Davis, F. Keith - nonfiction for adults
The Secret Life and Brutal Death of Mamie Thurman - book excerpt (Introduction and chap. 1)
Deitz, Dennis - tale collector
The Greenbrier Ghost - legend with audio reading by Dewitt Wyatt
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Ehle, John - fiction for adults
The Altar of Patriarchy in John Ehle's The Winter People - essay by M. Katherine Grimes
Fox, John, Jr.- fiction for adults
Novel and Film Internet Resource Guide for The Trail of the Lonesome Pine - by Judy A. Teaford
Gregg, William - playwright
Frankie - review & photos by Lana A. Whited of play on Frankie Silver by William Gregg and Perry Deane Young
Hamilton, Emory L. - foklore collector, Wise County, VA
Texts of oral folklore collected by Hamilton:
Cinderella's Slipper
The Poor Boy and Rich Girl
Pretty Polly
The Soap Tale
The Two Babes
Two Orphans
Hamilton, Virginia - folktale collections and fiction for children and young adults
Folklore in Books by Virginia Hamilton - bibliography by Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Hamilton's M. C. Higgins, the Great - by Susan V. Mead
Handley, Mark - playwright
Lesson Plan and Internet Resource Guide for Film Nell - by Judy A. Teaford
(screenplay by William Nicholson and Mark Handley, based on play Idioglossia by Mark Handley)
HARSHMAN, MARC - picture books, poetry - author page designed by Judy A. Teaford
Hicks, Ray and Orville - storytellers
Ray and Orville Hicks, Storytellers of North Carolina - bibliography by Tina L. Hanlon
Hoobler, Dorothy - fiction for children
A Teaching Guide for A Far-Off Land by Rebecca Caudill and The Trail on Which They Wept by Dorothy Hoobler - by Mary Warner
Houston, Gloria - fiction and picture books
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Houston's Bright Freedom’s Song: A Story of the Underground Railroad - by Susan V. Mead
Appalachian Christmas Picture Books contains detailed annotations of Houston books - by Judy A. Teaford
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Hylton, James M. - foklore collector, Wise County, VA
Tales collected by Hylton: Songs and Rhymes: How Jack Got Tom To Do Will's Hard Work
James, Jr., E. W. - songwriter
My Home Among the Hills - words and audio of song about WV
Johnson, Patricia A. - poet
Lesson Plans for Poems in Patricia A. Johnson's Stain My Days Blue - by Tammy Wood
Justus, May - fiction, poetry and folklore for children
Books by May Justus for Children and Young Adults - bibliography by Tina L. Hanlon
A Greater Fairness: May Justus as Popular Educator - article by George W. Loveland
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Lester Julius - fiction and folklore adaptations for children
Adaptations of Minority Legends: A Look at a Re-Telling of "John Henry" - by Tracy L. Roberts
Loveland, George - nonfiction
George Loveland's Book Under the Workers' Caps Wins 2007 Harry Caudill Award
Lyon, George Ella - picture books, poetry and fiction for children and adults
Bibliography of Books by George Ella Lyon - supplied by the author and Tina L. Hanlon
Lesson Plan on Mama is a Miner - by Brenda Muse
An Interview with George Ella Lyon - by Tracy L. Roberts
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
"Where I'm From" Poems by Students (inspired by Lyon's poem)
McCrumb, Sharyn - fiction for adults
Frankie Silver Resources - annotated bibliography by Lana A. Whited
"Based on a True Story": Using Sharyn McCrumb's Ballad of Frankie Silver to Teach the Conventions of Fiction - essay by Lana A. Whited
Book Review of The Ballad of Frankie Silver by Sharyn McCrumb - by Lana A. Whited
Folklore Themes in Longer Appalachian Fiction contains notes on McCrumb's Ballad novels - by Tina L. Hanlon
Unit Lesson Plan on The Songcatcher by Sharyn McCrumb and Songcatcher directed by Maggie Greenwald - by Judy A. Teaford
McNeill, Louise - poetry
West Virginia - text of poem with audio reading
Mahan, Shelby - fiction for children and young adults
Mutsy of the Sea - a California adaptation of "Mutsmag"
Markle, Sandra - fiction and nonfiction for children
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Markle's The Fledglings - by Susan V. Mead
Folklore Themes in Longer Appalachian Fiction also contains notes on The Fledglings - by Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Miller, Jim Wayne - poet
Lesson Plans on Selections From Jim Wayne Miller's The Brier Poems - by Tammy Wood
Milnes, Gerald - folklorist
Lesson Plan for Granny Will Your Dog Bite and Other Mountain Rhymes - by Brenda Muse
Moser, Barry - illustrator of children's books and classic literature, writer
Transplanted in Appalachia: Illustrated Folk Tales by Barry Moser - essay by Tina L. Hanlon
Appalachian Christmas Picture Books describes Moser's Good and Perfect Gifts: An Illustrated Retelling of The Gift of the Magi - by Judy A. Teaford
Moser's Polly Vaughn and Tucker Pfeffercorn are described, with illustrations, in the Annotated Index of Tales - by Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Mushko, Becky - fiction and poetry for all ages
Books by Becky Mushko - web pages by the author
Ferradiddledumday (A Blue Ridge version of "Rumpelstiltskin") - full text of story
Study Guide for "Ferradiddledumday" and Other "Rumpelstiltskin" Stories - by Becky Mushko and Tina L. Hanlon
A Midsummer Night's Recollection - full text of one-act play
Spelldown - full text of short story
Lesson Plans for "Spelldown" by Becky Mushko - by Tammy Woods
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds - fiction for children
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Oughton, Jerrie - fiction
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Oughton's Music from a Place Called Half Moon - by Susan V. Mead
Partridge, Elizabeth - fiction
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Partridge's Clara and the Hoodoo Man - by Susan V. Mead
Patterson, Daniel - folklorist
A Tree Accurst: Bobby McMillon and Stories of Frankie Silver - book review by Lana A. Whited
Pinkney, Jerry - illustrator of picture books
Adaptations of Minority Legends: A Look at a Re-Telling of "John Henry" - by Tracy L. Roberts
Ransom, Candice - books for children
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Reeder, Carolyn - fiction for children
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Ross, Gayle - Cherokee storyteller
Gayle Ross, Cherokee Storyteller - annotated bibliography by Tina L. Hanlon
Rylant, Cynthia - picture books, fiction, and poetry for children
Appalachia: The Voices of Singing Birds - excerpt of picture book text, with audio reading
Lesson Plan on Cynthia Rylant's Poems in Waiting to Waltz - by Brenda Muse
Appalachian Christmas Picture Books contains detailed annotations of Rylant books - by Judy A. Teaford
Notes on Language Use in Missing May - by Stephanie Humphries
Notes on Language Use in Waiting to Waltz - by Stephanie Humphries and Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Smith, Lee - fiction for adults
Folklore Themes in Longer Appalachian Fiction contains notes on Fair and Tender Ladies - by Tina L. Hanlon
SMUCKER, ANNA - picture books - author pages designed by Judy A. Teaford
Stephenson, R. Rex - playwright, director of Jack Tale Players
Bibliography of Dramas and Tales by R. Rex Stephenson - by Tina L. Hanlon
Blue Ridge Adaptation of Heidi Closes Season at Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre - by Tina L. Hanlon
Chinese Students Learn Jack Tales - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Ferrum Performers Keep Jack Tales Alive - article by Lana A. Whited and Tina L. Hanlon
Jack and His Lump of Silver - text of folktale collected from Raymond Sloan by Stephenson
Jack and the Giants - text of folktale retold by Stephenson
Jack and the King's Girl - text of folktale collected and retold by Stephenson, with dramatic activity
Jack Tale Players to Honor Children's Theater Pioneer McCaslin - article by Lana A. Whited (in Jack Tale Players site)
Mutsmag - an online picture book adaptation by Stephenson, illustrated by school children
Mutsmag vs. Hansel and Gretel - reading journal entry by college student Jessica Foley
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Play It Again and Again: The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre at Ferrum Endures - article by Laurie Edwards
Responses to Rex Stephenson's "Mutsmag" - by college students
The Script as Story Theatre - short essay by Stephenson
Standards of Learning Covered by Study of Stephenson's "Mutsmag" and "Ashpet" Dramatizations - by Cathy Brookshire
Stephen Gordon Produces Video on Appalachian Oral Tradition for 2005 National History Day Project - articles
Strong Women in Appalachian Folktale Dramatizations by R. Rex Stephenson - essay by Tina L. Hanlon
Study Guides for Jack Tale Players - by Tina L. Hanlon and R. Rex Stephenson
Teachers Study Guide for the Jack Tale Players and "Two Lost Babes - by Thomas Townsend
Too Free for Me Concludes Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre Anniversary Season - review by Lana A. Whited
Still, James - fiction and poetry for adults and children
Introduction to An Appalachian Mother Goose - by Tina L. Hanlon
James Still's Books for and about Children: Bibliography and Study Guide - by Tina L. Hanlon
STUDENTS - see Index of Student Writing and Illustration in AppLit Pages
Sulkin, Karen Adams - fiction for children
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Sulkin's The Mystery of Roanoke - by Susan V. Mead
Walker Frank X - Affrilachian poet
Childhood Dreams: Frank X Walker's "Death by Basketball" - by Kerel Whitehead
Ware, Cheryl - fiction for children
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
White, Ruth - fiction for children
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
West, Don - poet, activist
Illustrations by Ashton Long for Don West Song "Kentucky Miners"
Yep, Laurence - fiction for children
Celebrating Diversity in Appalachia! Exploring Social Issues Through Appalachian Children's Literature contains teaching guides for Yep's The Star Fisher - by Susan V. Mead
Folklore Themes in Longer Appalachian Fiction contains notes on The Star Fisher and Dream Soul- by Tina L. Hanlon
Old and New Stories from Appalachia - article by Tina L. Hanlon
Young, Perry Deane - journalist, playwright
Frankie - Review and photos by Lana A. Whited of play on Frankie Silver by William Gregg and Perry Deane Young
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