Fat Hendrick Stories

Did you know that the Mysterious Man from Tupelo.......

• Was born and bought his first guitar in Tupelo, Mississippi.
  
• Had a twin brother name Jesse.
  
• Wrote a song about a hound dog. Did you find the hound dog?
  
• Worked for Crown Electric before he became famous.  Did you find the Crown Electric sign?
  
• Loved peanut butter and banana sandwiches.  Did you find the sandwiches?
  
• Owned a 1955 pink Cadillac. Did you find the pink Cadillac?
  
• Had his first TV performance in 1956. Did you find the Almanacs that give away the date? (The 1955 Almanac would provide information about 1956).
  
• Wrote a song about blue suede shoes.  Did you find the blue shoes?
  
• Had his first appearance on the Dorsey Brother's Stage Show on January 28, 1956 . Did you find the TV show?  Did you find the calendar that shows January?
  
• Is known for shaking, rocking, and rolling.  Did you find Jesse shaking, rocking, and rolling?
  

Did you also know...

• There are three ants on every page that steal items, but they can't get them down their anthill hole.  Did you find the items around the anthill?  Did you find the ants on the last page?
  
• Fat Hendrick hid his children's names in the book (not on the first page).  Did you find Garret, Bridget, and Marie?
  
• Fat Hendrick put silly framed pictures in the artwork.  Did you find the bear fishing, the squirrels playing tennis, the ants buying their ant hill, Jesse visiting Mount Rushmore, and Jesse visiting the Statue of Liberty?
  

Did You Find All the Clues to the Identity of the Mysterious Man From Tupelo?