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Rootabaga Stories

by Carl Sandburg

A collection of stories from Rootabaga Country

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A collection of stories from Rootabaga Country

Rootabaga Country bends familiar details into an invented landscape: railroad tracks zigzag, pigs wear bibs, and the Village of Cream Puffs drifts through the air. Baby balloon pickers, flummywisters, corn fairies, and blue foxes populate these stories, where ordinary logic gives way to fanciful possibilities. The collection’s appeal lies in the variety of its strange places and creatures, offering a clear invitation into an imaginative world. This edition retains the original illustrations by Maud and Miska Petersham.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 9–12 interested in classic fiction.
  • Young readers who enjoy stories with invented creatures and fantastical settings.
  • Families seeking a collection of imaginative stories to share.

Themes

Imagination and fantasyInvented worldsUnusual creatures and landscapes

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Book overview

Welcome 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!
These 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 Rootabaga Stories and More Rootabaga Stories will stand alone on children's bookshelves--when they aren't in children's hands.

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