Rootagaga Stories
Rootabaga Stories by Carl Sandburg invites young readers into a whimsical Midwestern fairy-tale landscape where trains, farmers, and talking animals spark bedtime imaginations. This vintage 1989 hardcover picture book preserves the poet’s rhythmic bedtime stories and nursery rhymes across 179 illustrated pages.
The volume arrives with its original dust jacket, now gently worn with light scuffs, small chips, and edge tears that testify to years of happy shelf life. Inside, crisp, unmarked pages and a tight binding make reading aloud smooth and enjoyable, while the illustrated scenes keep children ages 4-12 engaged.
A previous owner has inscribed a neat gift note on the front endpaper, adding a personal touch for collectors or gift-givers. The inscription does not detract from the clean text block and absence of dog-eared pages.
Ideal for parents seeking classic children’s literature, collectors of Sandburg editions, or anyone hunting a nostalgic kids’ book with charm beyond modern reprints.
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