Country Fair)

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Greenwillow Books (August 19, 1997)
Reading age : 5 - 8 years

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country fair

For my first children’s book, I spent a fall sketching country fairs in New England. I drew huge bulls, huge pumpkins, and lots of pies. I liked watching oxen pulls. Also log chopping and sheep shearing. What interested me most may have been different from the reality: fairs are a mess of fried food and funnel cakes and spilled soda. When I came home from the fairs I headed straight to the shower.

 
 
HIGHLY COMMENDED CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW AWARD 1998


★  “A quirky, engaging look at the sights, sounds, and scents of a country fair.” 
Kirkus, starred review

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