Pickle Creature

by Rh Value Publishing

Instead of the pickle his grandmother asked him to get at the supermarket, Conrad brings home a pickle creature.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Phil J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Groovy older Pinkwater book, illustrated by the man himself. The front flap claims that this is a how-to book for when you meet a pickle creature. The back flap claims that it is a true story. The book itself is a lot like Hoboken Chicken Emergency- a kid is sent to the store and comes back with a big animal friend.

My daughter loved the illustrations of the pickle creature. She said, "All Daniel Pinkwater books have whatever happening and the adults are okay with everything."

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you can believe a grandmother sends a kid to the store to buy a single pickle, you can also believe that kid discovers a pickle creature and brings him home. And that's the magic of Daniel Pinkwater.

***I just discovered that there is a Pickles: Juvenile Fiction classification by the Library of Congress, and I am now determined to read as many pickle stories as possible.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolute magic.

Pinkwater captures the joy of discovery and independence in this quick one.