THE HUCKABUCK FAMILY: And How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back

Carl Sandburg, , illus. by David Small. . FSG/Sunburst, $6.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-374-43449-6

According to PW , "The homespun, old-fashioned charm of Small's busy pictures makes the most of this winning narrative, first published in 1923 as one of Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories ." Ages 5-up. (Sept.)

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