Project Gutenberg 2008-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 555 Sandburg, Carl 1878 1967 Sandburg, Charles August Petersham, Maud 1890 1971 Petersham, Maud Fuller Fuller, Maud Petersham, Miska 1888 1960 Petrezselyem, Mihály Petrezselyem, Mihaly 22020317 Rootabaga Stories Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootabaga_Stories Produced by Betsie Bush, ronnie sahlberg and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain material from the Children's Books Online - Rosetta Project) "Rootabaga Stories" by Carl Sandburg is a whimsical collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. This book invites readers into a fantastical world filled with peculiar characters and enchanting places, including the Village of Liver-and-Onions and the Village of Cream Puffs. The stories explore themes of adventure and imagination, delivered through engaging tales about individual characters, like Gimme the Ax and the Potato Face Blind Man, who embark on various journeys. At the start of the collection, we are introduced to Gimme the Ax, who, feeling confined by the sameness of life, lets his children choose their names. This sets off a chain of events where he, along with his children Please Gimme and Ax Me No Questions, decides to leave for a mysterious land known as the Rootabaga country. Their adventure begins as they board a whimsical train that travels to magical destinations, encountering balloon pickers and circus clowns along the way. The vibrant and imaginative narrative style captures the essence of childhood wonder, creating a delightful experience for readers of all ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy literature Short stories Children's stories, American Fairy tales -- United States PZ PS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 244140 2025-06-11T08:11:03.957855 text/html 242351 2021-01-04T07:44:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 942168 2021-01-04T07:44:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1005704 2025-06-11T08:11:09.912773 application/epub+zip 1008109 2025-06-11T08:11:05.600894 application/epub+zip 103920 2025-06-11T08:11:04.442828 application/epub+zip 1100140 2025-06-11T08:11:13.102763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058838 2025-06-11T08:11:09.257818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160560 2022-09-12T12:43:36.330616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184112 2025-06-11T08:11:03.183834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183975 2021-01-04T07:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59064 2021-01-04T07:44:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21516 2025-06-11T08:11:13.273788 application/rdf+xml 24063 2025-06-11T08:11:05.199865 image/jpeg 3842 2025-06-11T08:11:05.145864 image/jpeg 954625 2025-06-11T08:11:04.093866 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia