Ketteman, Helen

Hardscrabble Tennessee farmer Clemmon Hardigree's hard luck changes when he plants seed potatoes in Cow Hollow before his fat mountain cows cause the pasture to collapse.

After saving to buy a baseball glove, a young farm boy takes a memorable trip to town with his father.

Resets the tale of the Gingerbread boy in the southwest, where the scrumptious Gordita eludes her pursuers until she meets a clever owl. Includes glossary of Spanish terms and a Gordita's recipe.

Little Bear learns that if he becomes sick, Mama Bear will nurse him, and a variety of zoo animals, back to health.

A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds.

An adaptation of the traditional folktale in which three little gators each build a house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.

In this Texas-style adaptation of a traditional folktale, a tarantula, mockingbird, and horned toad refuse to help an armadillo prepare a batch of chili but nevertheless expect to eat it when it's ready.

Shoeshine Whittaker manages to meet the challenge of plying his trade in the aptly named town of Mudville.

Too poor to buy the latest fashion, Aunt Hilarity tries to make her own bustle several times, with disastrous results.

Beanie's grandfather tells him about the failure of the corn crop in 1928 and how he was able to make corn trees grow from whittled corn kernels.