![]() ![]() I’d recommend this book to both boys and girls in the seven to ten-year-old range. I’m so glad this book is still in print and still popular with children. ![]() ![]() I won’t spoil it for you but, there is a happy ending. The clever Miss Terwilliger has her own plan for this contest. Both men collect string and have string balls that are nearly six feet across! A contest is devised to see who has the most string with Miss Terwilliger as the prize. Just looking at it tickles me inside.Īnother story features Homer’s Uncle Telly and the Sheriff who are competing for the hand of Miss Terwilliger, who is a very clever lady. ![]() Of course there will be a creative solution. Unfortunately, he can’t stop the donut machine and pretty soon donuts are piling up everywhere. With some help from a rich customer, Homer gets the donut machine going and the donuts are really delicious. Homer is in charge of his uncle’s diner for a couple of hours while Uncle Ulysses is at the barbershop. The first is the story of Uncle Ulysses’ Donut Machine. I’m not going to tell you about all the stories, just two. Homer has lots of adventures that are told in six chapters. Does anyone burn leaves in the Fall anymore? We also shared some traditions that are gone now. We both have some rather quirky relatives and neighbors, but then quirky seems normal. We both lived in the Midwest, although his town is smaller than mine. I was quite the tomboy and I imagined myself as Homer. Homer Price was one of my childhood heroes. ![]()
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