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