The Huckabuck Family and How They Raised Popcorn in Nebraska and Quit and Came Back by Carl Sandburg illustrated by David Small

 A humorous story of the Huckabuck Family and their tenacity and optimism. Their daughter Pony Pony discovers a buckle in a squash and their "luck" changes. They consider the buckle a sign and wait for the appearance of it before returning to the farm.

I love David Small's illustrations. He is an illustrator of some of my favorite picture books (The Library  & The Gardener both written by his wife, Sarah Stewart). 

-Borrowed from the library.

Later this year for poetry cake, we will focus on Carl Sandburg. I will display this picture plus The Sandburg Treasury -Prose and Poetry for Young People.