Jack and the Wonder Beans both blood and created

both blood and created

James Still: A Life explores every period of Still's life

or the Bourbon Banh Mi

The experience introduces him to the beautiful and enigmatic Essie Stamper—a young Cherokee woman who is also working at the inn and dreaming of a better life

Jack and the Wonder Beans both blood and createdStill's delightful Appalachian retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk," with illustrations by Margot Tomes, was the New York Times Book Review Judges' Choice for Best Illustrated Children's Book when it first appeared in 1977. This reprint makes available an Appalachian rendition of a beloved children's classic to a new generation of readers.