Hound Dawg
Patricia Vermillion. Cheryl Pilgrim. 2015. ISBN: 978-0-87565-615-1
Hound Dawg, Marynell Murphy visited The Lamplighter School.
A Southern-style retelling of *The Little Red Hen*. Bessie, Calico, and Penny work hard on a cotton farm while Hound Dawg spends his days being lazy. His life changes when something unexpectedly captures his attention. The story blends Southern vocabulary, humor, farm life, and a familiar folktale structure. The book also has strong ties to Vermillion’s Mississippi roots and her interest in Southern storytelling.
Praise
Patricia Vermillion has a highly developed sense of place – and of fun! You can’t help reading her Southern twist on The Little Red Hen with a slight twang and finishing it with a BIG GRIN.”—Author and poet Liz Garton Scanlon
“HOUND DAWG is certain to earn many awards for you and the illustrator. The additional facts you wrote at the end of your delightful story are an added surprise and very interesting. I wish you much deserved success with your new book. My heartiest congratulations!”—author and illustrator Robert Quackenbush
