Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett - by Steven Kellogg (Hardcover)

About the Book

On the day she was born, Sally Ann proudly announces she can out-talk, out-swim, and out-run any baby in Kentucky. Soon she's off to the frontier, where she defeats a grizzly bear and makes a lasso out of six rattlesnakes. When Sally Ann rescues Davy Crockett from a pair of ferocious eagles, even her skunk perfume can't stop him from proposing marriage. Full color.

Book Synopsis

On the day she is born this amazing baby proudly announces she can out-talk, out-grin, out-scream, out-swim, and out-run any baby in Kentucky. Within a few years Sally is off to the frontier, where she stuns a hungry grizzly bear, makes a lasso out of six rattlesnakes, and is more than a match for the mighty Mike Fink. And when Sally Ann rescues Davy Crockett from a pair of ferocious eagles, even her hornet's-nest bonnet and skunk perfume don't stop him from proposing marriage.

You won't find Sally Ann in any history book, but that hasn't kept her from becoming an authentic American frontier legend and the unforgettable heroine of Steven Kellogg's most delightfully rip-roaring tall tale.

Review Quotes

"Kellogg's uproarious picture book...draws on the legendary exploits of Davy Crockett's wife. From the moment she's born she's amazing....She grows tall and strong, marries Davy Crockett, and protects her family from a gang of hooligan alligators...The storytelling is wonderfully laid-back, combining the grotesque and the domestic with droll exaggeration. The pictures swing from wild comic chaos to an occasional sweeping view of the universe."--Booklist.

"A rollicking retelling. The exuberant artwork depicts Sally Ann's adventures with joyful humor and great energy." --The Horn Book