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Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble

Phyllis Root. Candlewick Press (MA), $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-0650-3

""Root's yarn-spinning talents shine in a tale laced with mountain vernacular,"" said PW of this original folktale, published in an oversize format, about a woman who outwits a Mephistophelian visitor. Parkins's art adds a dash of ""dastardly suspense."" Ages 5-up. (Oct.)