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| Original Title: | Homer Price |
| ISBN: | 0140309276 (ISBN13: 9780140309270) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Homer Price #1 |
| Setting: | United States of America |
| Literary Awards: | Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1947) |
Robert McCloskey
Paperback | Pages: 149 pages Rating: 4.08 | 20031 Users | 599 Reviews
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| Title | : | Homer Price (Homer Price #1) |
| Author | : | Robert McCloskey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | A Puffin Book |
| Pages | : | Pages: 149 pages |
| Published | : | October 28th 1976 by Puffin Books (first published 1942) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Childrens. Classics |
Explanation Concering Books Homer Price (Homer Price #1)
I read this in the car today on the way back from a family reunion and I didn't have to drive. This is about Centerburg and Homer Price who makes his residence there. The town is rather funny and Homer is dependable and a fix-it kind of guy.He has a pet skunk he has tamed that became famous when it helped him catch some robbers. There is a fancy donut machine somewhat like Krispy Kreme donuts assembly line and it puts out too many donuts, but luckily, Homer has the idea to sell them all. There is the mysterious Pied Piper character that shows up to get rid of the mice in town and Homer figures out how to take care of that. There is a chapter about a superhero coming to town with a movie and it turns out he needs a little help Homer can give him. One of the quirkiest ones is 3 townspeople in a love triangle hold a contest at the local fairgrounds to see who has the biggest ball of string or yarn. I think it's my favorite as it's simply so interesting and Homer probably has the least to do in it. The last chapter is a weird town building episode. It was not my favorite one. I'm not sure how to really summarize it.
The pictures are cute. My niece and nephew saw me reading it in the van and they wanted to know what it was about as the pictures in it looked funny and cute. My nephew thought 150 pages was really long.
These are cute stories about Homer and Robert McCloskey paints middle American in the 40s so well. They are funny and I think the younger kids would really enjoy them and others too.
I think I have one more story and then I am done with Robert McCloskey's catalog. It was been wonderful to read all these stories.
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Ratings: 4.08 From 20031 Users | 599 ReviewsJudgment Appertaining To Books Homer Price (Homer Price #1)
One of my favorite books as a children (well, I had a lot of favorite books ... so that isn't much of a claim ... but still!), Homer Price still holds a special place in my heart. It's just so hilarious! :DAs a child, mY brother brought this home from the library and I could hardly wait to get my hands on it. It was every bit the adventure I had hoped it would be. I wanted to live in Henry's world. Great read for all ages!
I don't know of many people who have actually had a pet skunk but my brother was one if them..Euphemism was her name....she was de-stunk.. If you will... So this story was especially personal to me. Homer and his little pal, his pet skunk solve crimes and run amok up in his small home town in six short stories... What a fun time... This book was for me to read!
This charming book was one of my favorites as a young boy.
This book was written in 1943 and chronicles the adventures of Homer, a young boy living in a small town. In one chapter, Homer helps to arrest some thieves with the help of his pet skunk. My favorite chapter involves a doughnut machine that won't stop making doughnuts. This is a very sweet book that made me think of the Andy Griffith show. Life seemed to be so much simpler back in those days.
Stories extolling midwestern America are about as rare as songs for brown eyed girls, both of which are so ubiquitous we often fail to notice their charm. But just like Van Morrison's hit, "Brown-Eyed Girl," Robert McCloskey takes the common place and makes it interesting, prized, and beloved.It's a tribute to his keen cultural eye that an author known for writing compellingly about Boston (Make way for Ducklings!) and Maine (One Morning in Maine), would also have the skill to draw the
Robert McCloskey made such great books for kids. They looked good, they read good. They even smelled good. The majority of McCloskey's books are written with very young children in mind, and they're all classics, deservedly so. "Homer Price" was one of the first books I read that was longer than 15-20 pages and didn't feature paintings of enormous caterpillars committing acts of meta vandalism throughout, and it's both an ideal stepping stone and a fun read no matter how long you've been reading
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