Rootabaga Stories

A magical gift with ......There is in (his humor) the appeal of sound as well as of action. It is a humor so distinctive, so individual, that only a great poet could have made it universal.....All of Sandburg's words are significant. His words have not only meaning, they have a definite relation to one another. They dance a measure in THE WEDDING PROCESSION OF THE RAG DOLL AND THE BROOM HANDLE. They sing a melody in that story of his that belongs with pure poetry rather than with humor - THE WHITE HORSE GIRL AND THE BLUE WIND BOY. His stories are joyous rather than humorous. Indeed, they are both joyous and humorous. They have the natural tempo' of childhood. This is an omnibus volume including all the stories in ROOTABAGA STORIES and ROOTABAGA PIGEONS. The original illustrations by the Petershams are also included.