Reviews for Little bit know something

The average rating for Little bit know something based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-24 00:00:00 Warren Bonner Okay - I'm a little biased! This was written by my grandfather. He used to tell us these stories, and I feel so blessed to have this book so I can pass the stories down. I remember one summer night when we were visiting him in his Tanner, West Virginia, home, he was telling us ghost stories, and I was so scared that I went up to bed. The walls were thin, and I could still hear the sound of his voice, though I couldn't hear what he was saying. Even the sound of his voice scared me! I finally fell asleep, but woke up in the night to a God-awful noise. I looked at my little glow-in-the-dark watch, and it was 1am. I was afraid the noise was a ghost, and then I remembered Grandpa saying that roosters crow at midnight, and I thought that might be it, except that it was 1am. Then I remembered about daylight-savings time and realized that the roosters thought it was midnight, so I went back to sleep! I also love his folk songs. I wish "Folk Songs of the West Virginia Hills" would come back in print. I think my uncle was working on it. I am also blessed that we have recordings of him singing and telling stories.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-09-20 00:00:00 Gregory Cooper It wasn't until I opened this book that I realized I had read it before, a good 15 years prior. I had a flashback to sitting in Big Boy, reading passages out loud to my none-too-interested mom. Witches, Ghosts, and Signs collects rural versions of the ghost and witch tales that seem so ingrained in human culture. Here you'll find the typical ghosts: phantom hitchhikers, headless horsemen, tragic lovers. Often, the familiar stories have a regional twist: I was especially amused by the idea of people becoming witches by firing their rifles at the rising sun while taking oaths against God. This book is structured a bit differently from most other ghost story collections. It reads more like a Foxfire collection, tallying folk medicines, superstitions, and even Appalachian speaking patterns. Witches, Ghosts, and Signs will be enjoyed by fans of folklore and traditional mountain culture. I read this for my book group.