Texas Chili? Oh My!<\/em> In Vermillion\u2019s reimagining, we have three little armadillos whose mother, Mamadillo, decides that they are living \u201ctighter than bark on a tree,\u201d and decides it is time for the youngsters to dig dens of their own. But danger is afoot as Trickster Coyote is on the prowl to make himself some Texas chili, with the main ingredient needed: armadillo!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Readers will follow along with the three armadillos as they encounter a wide assortment of critters, plants, places\u2014and building materials\u2014all symbolic and emblematic of the state of Texas. Whether it\u2019s the \u201chowdy\u201d issued in greeting, the \u201csupper\u201d that\u2019s on the coyote\u2019s mind, or the \u201cYe doggies! Giddy-up\u201d he howls, Vermillion gets the vernacular exactly right. Vermillion\u2019s prose lends itself to an enthusiastic read-aloud, ideally voiced by someone with a Texas twang to add emphasis and hilarity to the story.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The story is perfectly complemented by artist Kuleigh Smith\u2019s colorful illustrations, reminiscent of those tints that brighten any mercado<\/em>. Readers young and old will be captivated by the expressive faces of characters and the often-full-page splashes of color. Additionally, the initial and final interior pages are textured to reflect the shell of an armadillo. Texas Chili? Oh My!<\/em> is truly a multi-sensory treat. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Texas Chili? Oh My! <\/em>entertains, but with a handy glossary of Texas terms, a list of learning objectives, a bibliography, and even a chili recipe (sans<\/em> armadillo meat or beans, of course), the book has plenty of potential applications in the classroom or library. Texas Chili, Oh My! <\/em>is sure to incite curiosity, further research, and lots of giggles and will make a great addition to any home, classroom, or school library. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indie review of Texas Chili? Oh My! by Patricia Vermillion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[894,1235,813,830,1236],"class_list":["post-2254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-book-review","tag-indiereview","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-patriciavermillion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}