The Man Who Lived in a Hollow Tree

a picture book

based on an Appalachian legend

 by Anne Shelby

 with illustrations by

Cor Hazelaar

 a Richard Jackson Book

Atheneum 2009

"Beautifully designed and charmingly told, this folk tale deserves to live just as long as old Harlan."

--    Booklist, starred review

"Shelby's gorgeous rhythmic narration artfully shows, without one hint of forced message, that living to the fullest is about living deeply and consciously. . . .Nicely done."

-- Kirkus,  starred review

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The Man

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 Hollow

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In addition to The Man Who Lived in a Hollow Tree and The Adventures of Molly Whuppie and Other Appalachian Folktales,

Anne Shelby has published five other picture books:

  Potluck, The Someday House, What to Do About Pollution,

We Keep A Store, an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, and Homeplace, a School Library Journal Best  Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection.

Though out of print, copies of these older picture books are available from

 Amazon.com

 and other online vendors.