Rootabaga stories / by Carl Sandburg ; illustrations and decorations by Maud and Miska Petersham.
| Author/creator | Sandburg, Carl author. |
| Other author | Petersham, Maud, 1890-1971, illustrator. |
| Other author | Petersham, Miska, 1888-1960, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1923] |
| Copyright Date | ©1923 |
| Description | x, 218 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. Rootabaga stories: How they broke away to go to the Rootabaga Country -- How they bring back the Village of Cream Puffs when the wind blows it away -- How the five rusty rats helped find a new village -- The Potato Face Blind Man who lost the diamond rabbit on his gold accordion -- How the Potato Face Blind Man enjoyed himself on a fine spring morning -- Poker Face the Baboon and Hot Dog the Tiger -- The toboggan-to-the-moon dream of the Potato Face Blind Man -- How Gimme the Ax found out about the zigzag railroad and who made it zigzag -- The story of Blixie Bimber and the power of the gold buckskin whincher -- The story of Jason Squiff and why he had a popcorn hat, popcorn mittens, and popcorn shoes -- The story of Rags Habakuk, the two blue rats, and the circus man who came with spot cash money -- The wedding procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and who was in it -- How the hat ashes shovel helped Snoo Foo -- Three boys with jugs of molasses and secret ambitions -- How Bimbo the Snip's thumb stuck to his nose when the wind changed -- The two skyscrapers who decided to have a child -- The dollar watch and the five jack rabbits -- The Wooden Indian and the Shaghorn Buffalo -- The White Horse Girl and the Blue Wind Boy -- What six girls with balloons told the gray man on horseback -- How Henry Hagglyhoagly played the guitar with his mittens on -- Never kick a slipper at the moon -- Sand flat shadows -- How to tell corn fairies when you see 'em -- How the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat. |
| Contents | pt. 2. Rootabaga pigeons: The skyscraper to the moon and how the Green Rat with the rheumatism ran a thousand miles twice -- Slipfoot and how he nearly always never gets what he goes after -- Many, many weddings in one corner house -- Shush Shush, the big buff banty hen who laid an egg in the postmaster's hat -- How Ragbag Mammy kept her secret while the wind blew away the Village of Hat Pins -- How six pigeons came back to Hatrack the Horse after many accidents and six telegrams -- How the three wild Babylonian baboons went away in the rain eating bread and butter -- How six umbrellas took off their straw hats to show respect to the one big umbrella -- How Bozo the Button Buster busted all his buttons when a mouse came -- How Googler and Gaggler, the two Christmas babies, came home with monkey wrenches -- How Johnny the Wham sleeps in money all the time and Joe the Wimp shines and sees things -- How Deep Red Roses goes back and forth between the clock and the looking glass -- How Pink Peony sent Spuds, the ballplayer, up to pick four moons -- How Dippy the Wisp and Slip Me Liz came in the moonshine where the Potato Face Blind Man sat with his accordion -- How Hot Balloons and his pigeon daughters crossed over into the Rootabaga Country -- How two sweetheart dippies sat in the moonlight on a lumber yard fence and heard about the Sooners and the Boomers -- The haystack cricket and how things are different up in the moon towns -- Why the big ball game between the Hot Grounders and the Grand Standers was a hot game -- The Huckabuck family and how they raised pop corn in Nebraska and quit and came back -- Yang Yang and Hoo Hoo, or, The song of the left foot of the shadow of the goose -- How a skyscraper and a railroad train got picked up and carried away from Pig's Eye Valley far in the Pickax Mountains -- Pig Wisps -- Kiss Me -- Blue silver. |
| Abstract | Forty-nine whimsical and humorous tales introduce such characters as the Potato Face Blind Man, Henry Hagglyhoagly, the Green Rat, the Blue Wind Boy, and many others. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Catherine Billingsley |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner General Stacks copy Gift of Catherine Billingsley. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Rootabaga stories. New York, Harcourt, Brace [©1923] |
| Genre/form | Humorous stories. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | short stories. |
| Genre/form | Humorous fiction. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Fairy tales. |
| Genre/form | Humorous fiction. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Nouvelles. |
| LCCN | 68005198 ac 68004053 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PZ8.S25 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |