Papaw
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Mommy says that Papaw would go into the mountain at nighttime too. She went possum hunting with him one time. The moon was so big and yellow. The creaking trees looked like skinny, stick people dancing in the wind. The ”Whooo, whooo” of the hoot owls made Mommy jump. When the dogs started barking, Papaw ran toward them. Mommy tried to hold onto Papaw, but he went too fast. She followed him by listening to the crunching leaves. Sometimes, tree branches would sling backwards and hit her on the face making thin, red whelps.
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About the Book
When Judy’s paternal grandfather passes away, her youngest son has trouble making sense of the event. To help him deal with this loss, Judy tells him about picking berries, squirrel hunting, and many more stories of her grandfather when she was a little girl.
About the Author
Judy Clevinger is a wife, mother, grandmother, and a teacher of more than 30 years. As a child, she lived deep in the mountains of eastern Kentucky long before there were four-lane highways. Judy got her love of storytelling from her grandmother, an avid storyteller and her daddy who used character voices as he read to her. God has led her to write about hard topics like death, bullying, and disabilities. She hopes her stories will bring comfort to her audience and encourage them to tell stories of their own. Born and raised in Appalachia, Simon Stapleton has had a pencil and paper in hand since childhood, and eventually went on to receive a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, specializing in graphic design and illustration. As a visual artist and storyteller, he draws his inspiration from the natural world, in all its wonder and mystery. (Oh, and he's Judy's nephew!)