An old couple discover they have been pouring their slops onto the home of a neighbor fairy couple. Suddenly they see things through their neighbor's eyes, and discover a better way to handle their garbage. Illustrator Yvonne Davis adds many Welsh elements to the book, including a Welsh corgie which the fairy man rides away on the back cover. Her research revealed that the white spot on the corgie's back is believed to be a saddle for the fairies.

Slop! A Welsh Folktale

Author:

Illustrator:

Margaret Read MacDonald

Yvonne LeBrun Davis

An old couple discover they have been pouring their slops onto the home of a neighbor fairy couple. Suddenly they see things through their neighbor's eyes, and discover a better way to handle their garbage. Illustrator Yvonne Davis adds many Welsh elements to the book, including a Welsh corgie which the fairy man rides away on the back cover. Her research revealed that the white spot on the corgie's back is believed to be a saddle for the fairies.

Editions

Hardcover

1997

Fulcrum

24 pages

1-55591-352-0

Quotes

More than a charming folktale, SLOP! Tells us that being a good neighbor can be rewarding, even when it requires some effort

Rambles: A Cultural Arts Magazine

The text is immensely suited for telling aloud and uses repetition in a way that also makes it suitable as a participation story. The language is simple with a pleasant cadence.

School Library Journal November 1997

With bright, double-page spreads, this is a good choice for storytime.

Booklist, Nov. 1. 1997

This is a good story to illustrate some basic steps of conflict resolution...it will practically tell itself, and is written to afford opportunities for participation.

The Second Story Review, Sept 1997

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