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Wahl, Jan

Little Johnny Buttermilk: After an Old English Folktale

33 pp. | LittleFolk | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-87483-559-3 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jennifer Mazzucco. Collected by the author from an oral source in England, this tale has a predictable structure that makes it easy for children to retell. A witch keeps trying to steal Johnny's buttermilk, but he flees each time after playing a trick on her. The stylized paintings have some amusing details, but the tale ultimately loses tension as the witch invariably forgets something in town and leaves Johnny free to escape.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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