THE PEA PATCH JIG

by Thacher Hurd ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1986

Using the same rich red/gold/green/blue palette and bold style employed in his acclaimed Mama Don't Allow, Hurd tells three stories about a family of mice in a vegetable garden; an 1848 fiddle tune by Dan Emmett (unfortunately not included) is cited as inspiration. Baby Mouse, pictured as charmingly insouciant and debonair, is the source of most of the action; she falls asleep in a head of lettuce in the garden and has to be rescued from the farmer's kitchen, kicks tomatoes off a tomato plant (one lands on Grandpa), and scares away a fox with a direct hit from a peashooter. Then all the mice dress up as vegetables and dance around the garden as Grandpa fiddles. Lively visual humor, luminous color and a sure sense of design bring the simple text to vibrant life.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1986

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 40

Publisher: Crown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1986

Categories: CHILDREN'S