Spit, Scarey Ann, and sweat bees

Mrs. Windham examines intrinsic country values that she was brought up on, and gives us a true sense of the Southern temperament of that time. The story brings to life old superstitions like "If a grasshopper spits in your eye, you'll go blind" and the silly games children played to pass the time. We are transported to a simpler way of life where entertainment is the world around youfrom the doodle bugs that she and her friend Bessie Gray catch on spit-baited straws, to the decorated frog houses that they build with mud pies and lightning bug tails. This book is sure to please every nostalgic bone in your body.

Year

2009

Language

English

Publisher

NewSouth Books

Editions

1

Pages

112

ISBN

9781588382405

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