{"product_id":"rootabaga-stories-1-simul","title":"Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Rootabaga Country--where the railroad tracks go from straight to zigzag, where the pigs wear bibs, and where the Village of Cream Puffs floats in the wind. You'll meet baby balloon pickers, flummywisters, corn fairies, and blue foxes--and if you're not careful, you may never find your way back home!\u003cbr\u003eThese beautiful new editions retain the original illustrations by Maud and Miska Petersham, and feature gorgeous new jackets by acclaimed illustrator Kurt Cyrus. Carl Sandburg's irrepressible, zany, and completely original \u003ci\u003eRootabaga Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMore Rootabaga Stories\u003c\/i\u003e will stand alone on children's bookshelves--when they aren't in children's hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Takes the home-bred American fantasy of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eeven further.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Glorious for reading aloud.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCARL SANDBURG\u003c\/strong\u003e (1878-1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549863633082,"sku":"9780152047146","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_ca25f0d4-8e55-4072-aa22-95a8c94f6de5.jpg?v=1769770986","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/rootabaga-stories-1-simul","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}