Appalachia by Cynthia Rylant

From the opening page of Appalachia:The Voices of Sleeping Birds by Cynthia Rylant
Illustration by Barry Moser


In A certain part ofthe country called Appalachia
you will find dogs named Prince or King living in little towns with
names like Coal City and Sally's Backbone. These
dogs run free, being country dogs, and their
legs are full of muscles from running rabbits up
mountains or from following boys who push
old bikes against the hill roads they call hollows.
These are mostly good dogs and can be trusted.