Barking At a Fox-fur Coat [Paperback]

Donald Davis (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Every family has stories told by and sometimes about relatives on the occasion of any family gathering. Donald Davis wants us all to remember and tell those family stories. Here he sets an example with some favorites from his North Carolina family, which has had, perhaps, a few more fine storytellers per capita than your average tribe. Take Uncle Frank Davis, for example. Among other delights are his tale of how he hung onto the multitudinous Democratic votes of the Ratherton clan while at the very ....

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA-- This collection of tales from a noted storyteller is certain to entertain, as these tall tales beg to be shared aloud. Davis's family members come alive in such selections as ``Uncle Frank and the Southern Bells'' and ``Aunt Esther and the Missing Cats.'' Readers will recognize a relative, a neighbor, or perhaps even themselves. Recommended for anyone who wants to be regaled by family recollections and mesmerized by the universal characters described here.
-Mary I. Quinn, Fairfax County Public Library, George Mason Regional Library, Annandale, VA
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: August House (December 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874831407
• ISBN-13: 978-0874831405
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #989,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Painfully funny!!, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Barking At a Fox-fur Coat (Hardcover)

This is a fabulous collection of stories told by Donald Davis about some strange happenings of an extended family and some interesting families in this small town. I particularly liked the stories about the Jolly boys. 11 "subnormal" brothers who run into some stange, and funny, problems because,

a:Their parents didn't name them so they aquired some weird names in some weird ways.

B:and all of these "subnormal" Jolly boys only look at the ground when they walk, as though they are afraid it will go away if they look up, and that leads to some weird mishaps.

Also another couple of stories are about this boy and his pets, first a fish out of water, and then a huge cat with nine lives.

Read it, you may die laughing but you'll die happy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Barking At a Fox Fur Coat Reveiw, October 7, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Barking At a Fox-fur Coat (Paperback)

Barking at a Fox Fur Coat
By Donald Davis

Barking at a Fox Fur Coat is a hysterical book of short stories about Iron Duff and Uncle Frank. Uncle frank is a character that has extreme skills in trickery. The Jollys are a family that lives on Uncle Franks farm. They are a hysterical family that Uncle Frank tricks and helps them. My favorite of these tall tales is Uncle Frank and the Crown feed boys which is a tale about when some sales men come to Uncle Frank's farm to try to sell him a new type of feed. I like this book because I am like Uncle Frank waiting to see what happens and tricking people into giving me things. I have herd a lot of stories and I think this book has some of the best stories that I have read or heard of. I definitely recommend this book to any body who likes short stories that are amazingly funny.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mountain Story Lover, March 8, 2007

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Evelyn Ball "Mountain Story Lover" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barking At a Fox-fur Coat (Paperback)

I grew up on a farm in the mountains of NC. We were a selfsustained family, living almost entirely on the products we grew and harvested. We had no television or telephone. Our entertainment was listening to the radio, and time was limited there because it operated on a battery and my Dad wanted the power conserved for news and important things to him. So, we spent a lot of time listening to stories that had been handed down from our elders. I can remember thinking I just could not wait to see how a story ended. Barking at a Fox Fur Coat is a collection of just such stories. Very entertaining and hillariously funny.