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Title	:	Homer Price (Homer Price #1)
Author	:	Robert McCloskey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	A Puffin Book
Pages	:	Pages: 149 pages
Published	:	October 28th 1976 by Puffin Books (first published 1942)
Categories	:	Fiction. Childrens. Classics

Homer Price (Homer Price #1) Paperback | Pages: 149 pages

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I read this in the car today on the way back from a family reunion and I didn't have to drive. This is about Centerburg and Homer Price who makes his residence there. The town is rather funny and Homer is dependable and a fix-it kind of guy. He has a pet skunk he has tamed that became famous when it helped him catch some robbers. There is a fancy donut machine somewhat like Krispy Kreme donuts assembly line and it puts out too many donuts, but luckily, Homer has the idea to sell them all. There is the mysterious Pied Piper character that shows up to get rid of the mice in town and Homer figures out how to take care of that. There is a chapter about a superhero coming to town with a movie and it turns out he needs a little help Homer can give him. One of the quirkiest ones is 3 townspeople in a love triangle hold a contest at the local fairgrounds to see who has the biggest ball of string or yarn. I think it's my favorite as it's simply so interesting and Homer probably has the least to do in it. The last chapter is a weird town building episode. It was not my favorite one. I'm not sure how to really summarize it. The pictures are cute. My niece and nephew saw me reading it in the van and they wanted to know what it was about as the pictures in it looked funny and cute. My nephew thought 150 pages was really long. These are cute stories about Homer and Robert McCloskey paints middle American in the 40s so well. They are funny and I think the younger kids would really enjoy them and others too. I think I have one more story and then I am done with Robert McCloskey's catalog. It was been wonderful to read all these stories.

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Original Title:	Homer Price
ISBN:	0140309276 (ISBN13: 9780140309270)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Homer Price #1
Setting:	United States of America
Literary Awards:	Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (1947)

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I saw a doughnut machine at The City Museum in Saint Louis this spring that instantly whisked me into warm memories of this book--memories that belong to childhood, crisp as the donuts bubbling and swirling in the small vat, sweet as the powdered sugar, creamy on my tongue. Who wouldn't want to bestow this memory on their child? Who wouldn't want to return to it in adulthood? That's the test of a good book.

I read this as part of an extreme challenge--read a book from your childhood. Homer played a front and center part in my childhood. How can you ever let a donut pass over your lips without thinking of him?

As a child, mY brother brought this home from the library and I could hardly wait to get my hands on it. It was every bit the adventure I had hoped it would be. I wanted to live in Henry's world. Great read for all ages!

This book was written in 1943 and chronicles the adventures of Homer, a young boy living in a small town. In one chapter, Homer helps to arrest some thieves with the help of his pet skunk. My favorite chapter involves a doughnut machine that won't stop making doughnuts. This is a very sweet book that made me think of the Andy Griffith show. Life seemed to be so much simpler back in those days.

Very sweet!

The best thing about this book is the strangeness! On the surface, this appears to be tales of a boy growing up in a small town, but every chapter has something a little weird going on, in a wholesome, aboveboard, "what do you mean, something is strange?" kind of way. As a young reader, I loved catching onto ideas not explicitly stated.

Totally fun read aloud. I love how the author mixed other stories into this book including the Greek saga the Odyssey and the Germany fairy tale The Pied Piper of Hamlin.