90. Caps for Sale

Caps for Sale. Esphyr Slobodkina. 1940. 48 pages. [Source: Childhood Copy]

First sentence: Once there was a peddler who sold caps. But he was not
like an ordinary peddler carrying his wares on his back. He carried them
on top of his head. First he had on his own checked cap, then a bunch
of gray caps, then a bunch of brown caps, then a bunch of blue caps, and
on the very top a bunch of red caps. Premise/plot: One
morning--after having no luck selling his caps--he decides to take a
detour, a walk in the country. This leads to a nap, of course! While
under a tree--sleeping--some naughty monkeys steal almost all of his
caps!!! Can the peddler outsmart the monkeys? My thoughts: My
mom loved to read this one aloud!!! She did a great job voicing the
angry peddler yelling at the monkeys! It's a fun book and very silly.     © 2023 Becky Laney of Young Readers