Everybody knows Old Dry Frye. He¹s so crazy about fried chicken that he¹s got a reputation as large as his appetite. When he swallows a chicken bone, Frye¹s friends panic and ignite a series of uproarious adventures!
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From Publishers Weekly
PW called this retelling of a "delectably macabre" tale about a gluttonous preacher a "read-aloud standby." Ages 5-8. (May)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4 A gentler version of an Appalachian folktale told in Richard Chase's Grandfather Tales (Houghton, 1973). Old Dry Frye, the preacher, loves fried chicken. While eating some at a neighbor's house, he chokes on a bone and dies "right there on the spot." Afraid they'll be accused of murder, the frightened couple hide his body in a nearby henhouse, where the "widder woman" thinks he's a chicken thief and hits him over the head. Believing that she's killed the preacher, she decides to hide the body. During the course of the story, Old Dry Frye is thrown into a tree, placed in a sack in the river, hung in a smokehouse, and, finally, put on a mean-spirited horse. Observant readers will notice that the bucking of the horse actually dislodges the chicken bone, thus reviving the preacher. Full-page acrylic paintings detail the hilarious chain of events, while the repeated refrain, "Everybody knew Old Dry Frye," and the down-home language create a rollicking read-aloud. Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Old Dry Frye: A Deliciously Funny Tall Tale (Library Binding)
Old Dry Frye is a hilarious tall tale that everyone mustread. This book is all about Old Dry Frye and his love for friedchicken, and how he will alwys show up at your house is he smellsfried chicken but suddenly something happens that changes everything. This book is a must read!
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I'm sure some will see me as a prude, but I just don't think this is appropriate for 4 year olds. To be clear, the plot here is that the preacher dies in their house, and in a panic (they're afraid people will think they killed him), a couple looks for different places to hide the body. Really? 4 year olds? I'm sorry, but I don't want my kids playing "hide the body" after hearing this book.
The writing is fun, the characters are interesting, the illustrations are good, but in my opinion it's a really inappropriate plot for the age range described. I guess my thought is that there are thousands of children's stories, there's no reason I need to read my kids one about hiding a dead preacher's body.
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