{"product_id":"the-wedding-procession-of-the-rag-doll-and-the-broom-handle-and-who-was-in-it-9780486815855","title":"The Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and Who Was in It","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rag Doll was blessed with many friends -- the Wisk Broom, the Furnace Shovel, and the Coffee Pot among them -- but when it came time to marry, she chose the Broom Handle. On the day of their wedding, the bride and groom were attended by a fantastical procession of well-wishers: the Spoon Lickers, the Tin Pan Bangers, the Easy Ticklers, the Musical Soup Eaters, and other whimsical characters, all marching along in a manner befitting their extraordinary names. \u003cbr\u003eThis tale of wedding pomp and madcap mirth comes from poet Carl Sandburg's classic book of American fairy tales, \u003ci\u003eThe Rootabaga Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e Marvelous drawings by Harriet Pincus, a noted illustrator of children's books, enhance the tale. Out of print for years, the book is now available in a new edition that introduces the story and its gloriously antic art to a new generation of parade-lovers, wedding-goers, and everyone who enjoys a fanciful celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl Sandburg (1878-1967) received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his 1940 biography of Abraham Lincoln and two for his poetry. His classic works include \u003ci\u003eThe Rootabaga Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e written early in his career for his children, from which the text of this volume was taken. Sandburg considered traditional fairy tales about knights and royalty too far removed from the experience of American children and set about devising his own folkloric tales, which unfold amid the farms and towns of the Midwest.\u003cbr\u003eHarriet Pincus (1938-2001) was an author, editor, and illustrator of children's books whose works garnered a School Library Journal Best Books nod, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Book of the Year listing, a National Book Award nomination, and an ALA Notable Book award.\u003ci\u003e The Wedding Procession\u003c\/i\u003e was the first of her publications, which include \u003ci\u003eMinna and Pippin, Tell Me a Mitzi, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460329574674,"sku":"9780486815855","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44b0b8ad-6f0c-4acb-86b5-7e64d0be044e.jpg?v=1730037941","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wedding-procession-of-the-rag-doll-and-the-broom-handle-and-who-was-in-it-9780486815855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}