{"title":"Donald Davis","description":"Donald Davis Bio:","products":[{"product_id":"listening-for-the-crack-of-dawn-paperback","title":"Listening for the Crack of Dawn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourteen personal stories in this delightful coming of age book apply universal elements with characters and situations that everyone will recognize so that only the names, places and times change from our own childhood stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter ten years as a cult favorite, the award-winning stories of Donald Davis -- first collected in book form a decade ago -- are reason for celebration with every new reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAudiences at storytelling festivals worldwide are passionate about Donald Davis and his deceptively soft-edged Appalachian stories. Developed in oral performance, Davis' stories resonate in the experiences of his listeners and readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourteen stories in this, his signature title, are so convincingly private as to be universal. The laughter, silent tears, and thunderous applause these stories elicit in live performance -- and the many repeat-buyers who give the book to friend after friend -- prompted us to commemorate them in this anniversary edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51433689219295,"sku":"9780874836059","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/cNWLOVq5Pg9780874836059.webp?v=1790016916"},{"product_id":"ride-the-butterflies-back-to-school-with-donald-davis-paperback","title":"Ride the Butterflies: Back to School with Donald Davis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience flashes of recognition in moments that transcend Donald Davis's childhood stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe it's because his mother was a teacher. Or maybe it's because he has spent most of his life in classrooms - as a wide-eyed first grader, a naïve college student, a seminarian, and now as a visiting writer in residencies across the country. There's something about school that infuses the work of Donald Davis and he has collected his all-time favorite school stories in the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether we're traveling around the world with Miss Daisy, the fourth grade teacher who was integrating arithmetic, geography and English before the term \"whole language\" ever surfaced; or watching in awe as a classmate conjugates malaprops in Miss Vergilius Darwin's Latin class; or driving a school bus and learning about segregation - we experience flashes of recognition in moments that transcend Donald Davis's childhood stories. These coming of age tales will teach readers the importance of caring, citizenship and respect.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51435741118687,"sku":"9780874836066","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Oa6Bc0p8iK9780874836066.webp?v=1790049347"},{"product_id":"southern-jack-tales-paperback","title":"Southern Jack Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonald Davis grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina hearing stories that most American children have never heard. He did not know he was hearing anything special, but he was, in fact, learning a number of stories that came to America through Scots-Irish immigrants. These stories were still told in the Appalachians during the 1950s and centered around Jack, a universal legendary figure who, by various names, is found in nearly every culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack is that everyman who encounters trials common to all: earning a living, winning a mate, subduing tyrants and ogres of all kinds. Jack wins by conquering his own timidity, by engaging his own wit, by plodding along, or simply by blind luck. Like each of us, Jack seeks to make sense of the world and to find his way in it. These stories from Appalachia America will make readers laugh as well as teach them about the importance of caring, fairness and resourcefulness.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51455510282463,"sku":"9780874835007","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yKNrBjpNdm9780874835007.webp?v=1790315576"},{"product_id":"barking-at-a-fox-fur-coat-paperback","title":"Barking at a Fox-Fur Coat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighly acclaimed, award winning author Donald Davis wants us all to remember and share our family stories. Among other tall tales, he writes about how his uncle hung onto the multitudinous Democratic votes of the Ratherton clan while at the very same time keeping them from shooting Davis' squirrels in a lean year; how he got Phyleete, wife Jolly, their eleven sub-natural sons and one forgettably natural daughter to move their log house from the unlikely place they'd built it; and how he tried to solve the problem of the chatty Misses Lena and Lucy Leatherwood, who clogged up the eight-party telephone line so badly that Uncle Frank paid for his new phone four months before he ever got the chance to talk on it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavis offers seventeen vintage family stories, including \"Rainy Weather,\" \"The Southern Bells,\" and \"Old Man Hawkins' Lucky Day.\" These stories from North Carolina make use of historical context with references to sharecropping and emancipation. The adventurous tricksters in these stories emphasize the importance of kindness, fairness and respect. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67784036057311,"sku":"9780874831405","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wSmg1490Qb9780874831405.webp?v=1790693631"},{"product_id":"see-rock-city-paperback","title":"See Rock City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of Storytelling World Award \u0026amp; NAPPA Gold Award (Storytelling)A winding highway, children fighting in the back seat, parents suggesting diversionary games and holding onto their own hopes and fears for the vacation ahead: it's not an uncommon scene. However, it is Donald Davis's genius that turns a lackluster family vacation into a week to remember. The 1950s-era plastic seat covers were not the only thing to leave a lasting impression. In her spontaneous (and desperate) invention of games like Cow Poker and See Rock City, Mother keeps the rules one step ahead of the back-seat contestants, until one-too-many choruses prompt a detour the family never forgets. School Library Journal wrote, \"The narrative moves gently, smoothly, and charmingly with the cadence of a master storyteller. Suitable for YAs who are looking for historical fiction or who have short story assignments, this book is also the perfect accompaniment for sitting in a favorite rocking chair while sipping homemade lemonade.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67914367828191,"sku":"9780874834567","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/M9VVnC8y2f9780874834567.webp?v=1791006723"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/donald-davis.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}