PETUNIA

by Roger Duvoisin ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

Lots of giggles with a sly prod to beginning readers in this tale of a silly goose who wanted to be wise. Petunia the goose was delighted when she found a book, for she had heard it said: ""he who owns and loves books is wise"". So Petunia, owning a book, proceeded to love it and considered herself very wise. So did the other animals and soon Petunia became a web-footed Mr. Anthony, making important decisions -- all of which brought forth disastrous results. But when Petunia spells out ""CANDY"" on a box marked ""FIREWORKS"", she discovers in the resultant carnage the book's insides, and decides to learn how to read.

Pub Date: N/A

ISBN: 0394808657

Page Count: -

Publisher: Knopf

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1950

Categories: CHILDREN'S