Farmer Palmer's Wagon Ride

<p><b>Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator William Steig''s classic children''s book, <i>Farmer Palmer''s Wagon Ride</i> is "a joyous slapstick farce with a breezy text that rushes headlong...from one hilarious misadventure to another" (<i>The Horn Book</i>).<br><br>An ALA Notable Children''s Book</b><br><br>Farmer Palmer, a pig, and his hired hand Ebenezer, a donkey, have a fine morning selling their leeks, turnips, and lettuce at the market. By noon they''re on their way home with a new straw hat for Ebenezer and gifts for the whole Palmer family. But before long, harum-scarum gusts of wind sweep through, setting off a "comically hapless journey" (<i>Booklist</i>, starred review).</p>