Rootabaga Pigeons

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. In Rootabaga Country, Blixie Bimber and the Potato Face Blind Man open a doorway into a world where errands become adventures and ordinary things reveal their hidden lives. From a skyscraper aimed at the moon to a girl who asks a ballplayer to gather moon-treasures from enchanted trees, these tales mingle nonsense, romance, and childlike philosophy with a surprising emotional depth. Pink Peony, Deep Red Roses, and other unforgettable figures wrestle with love, promises, waiting, and the uneasy balance between head and heart. Elsewhere, Hatrack the Horse carries news from the Village of Cream Puffs, where Rag Bag Mammy rewards children with candy, toys, and even a tiny singing doll, and where six homesick pigeons, their feet bandaged and wings battered, cling to the yellow climbing roses and the thought of home. The book also teems with comic household mythology: Jack Knife, Kindling Wood, Hot Cookie Pan, Splinters, Shush Shush the banty hen, umbrellas, baboons, and kitchen objects all behave like members of a sprawling, affectionate family. Throughout, the stories turn absurdity into folklore and everyday life into a place of wonder.