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Keywords

accomplishment, animals, appalachian, author's note, barn, celebration, ceremony, challenges, competition, confidence, cow, determination, encouragement, exercise, family, farm, feelings, folktale, food, friendship, grandparents, hard work, horse, love, marriage, multicultural, nutrition, preparation, pride, self esteem, travel, walking, wedding

Title

The tale of Willie Monroe

Description

Willie isn't a smart man, but he sure is strong. He decides to enter a contest to prove it. However, Delilah and her granny have to get him in shape first. Now Willie's reputation and Delilah's love depend on his winning the contest. Do you think he can do it?

Author

Schroeder, Alan

Publisher

Clarion Books

Illustrator

ISBN

0-395-69852-9

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1999

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Erin Wiegand, 2000

Citation

Schroeder, Alan, “The tale of Willie Monroe,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed February 20, 2020, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/6089.