Synopsis When Annabelle and her brother Willie, spend a week with their grandmother, Annabelle tries to keep him out of trouble, struggles to avoid eating tomatoes, and has a memorable encounter with a skunk.
When Annabelle and her brother go to stay with their grandmother, Annabelle tries to keep him out of trouble, struggles to avoid eating the tomatoes she hates, and has an encounter with a skunk.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-03-08 | | Illustrator: | Roger Roth |
| Size | | Length: | 32 pages | | Height: | 10.3 in | | Width: | 8.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 5.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Annabelle and her little brother, Willie, are spending the week at Granny's. Annabelle, who has promised to keep her brother out of trouble, can't decide which is worse: being responsible for Willie, or helping Granny prepare tomatoes--which Annabelle hates--for home canning. Willie escapes his sister's surveillance to lasso chickens and torment the goat. Annabelle, when not searching for her brother, must squish hot tomatoes for juice--and find ways to avoid tasting the finished product. But the offending fruit ends up being of unexpected benefit as Willie's devilishness reaches an all-time high.
Industry Reviews "The realistic illustrations salt-and-pepper the saucy tale with wry humor, comeuppance, and down-home flavor." Kirkus Reviews (02/01/2004)
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