{"product_id":"tall-tales-of-little-joe-a-collection-of-humorous-folk-stories-paperback","title":"Tall Tales of Little Joe: A Collection of Humorous Folk Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodney D. Roby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome stories get bigger every time they are told. Little Joe's have been growing for a lifetime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTall Tales of Little Joe: A Collection of Humorous Folk Stories\u003c\/em\u003e brings together more than fifty wildly exaggerated adventures told in an unmistakable Southern storytelling voice. From the Tennessee hills to Wyomin' and beyond, Little Joe faces giant mosquitoes, impossible animals, runaway machinery, hunting mishaps, family schemes, strange inventions, bad bargains, wild weather, and more trouble than any sensible person could find in one lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily, Little Joe has one advantage: he is always a \"quick thinker.\" Unfortunately, his solutions usually make the story even bigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside Little Joe are Terry Don, Momma, Daddy, Mawmaw, Pawpaw, preachers, neighbors, critters, hunters, inventors, and a whole community of characters who make the collection feel like an evening of stories shared around a fire. Full-color illustrations add a visual layer to the comic exaggeration, while the preserved regional dialect gives each tale the rhythm and personality of spoken folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders can enjoy the stories in order, open the book anywhere for a quick laugh, or read them aloud with family and friends. Beneath the outrageous claims are recurring themes of family, resourcefulness, country life, faith, and the joy of storytelling itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, ridiculous, and proudly unbelievable, \u003cem\u003eTall Tales of Little Joe\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the American tall-tale tradition and the kind of story that always ends with one final assurance: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"That's the truth.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368065511729,"sku":"9798256299941","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/jllIih4dRP9798256299941.webp?v=1789782718","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/tall-tales-of-little-joe-a-collection-of-humorous-folk-stories-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}