Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp
by:
Mercer Mayer (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780590077712 (0590077716)
Publish date: July 1st 1980
Publisher: Four Winds
Pages no: 44
Edition language: English
Genre: Animals / Classic / Mischief / Horror / Trickery / African American Year Published: 1976 Year Read: 2010 Publisher Four Winds Press - Macmillan Publishing Company “Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp” is a clever tale set in the swamp by Mercer Mayer, well-known author of the “Littl...
The 1 star review was based on my 6 year old's opinion. He did not like this book at all because he did not like the 'scary monsters' that Liza Lou had to keep tricking. I thought the story was fine and I enjoyed Liza Lou's wit. I also liked the illustrations. I hoped my son would have liked it as m...
Liza Lou is a little girl who lives in a dangerous swamp, but she faces threats with courage and manages to outwit all the monsters.At first I wondered why Liza's apparently loving mother kept sending her out to face these dangers alone. But if one ignores the supernatural element suddenly the story...
I've been impatiently waiting to get my hands on this picture book for over two years. I really didn't know much about it, but what I did know was good. First, it's authored and illustrated by the incomparable Mercer Mayer. Second, it features a smart, strong female protagonist. What I didn't kn...