In this new edition Blue Sky announces that he will bring home some meat with his new bow and arrow. He doesn't succeed, but when a ferocious wild boar charges, Blue Sky leaps onto its back and rides it into the village. Humorous illustrations add zip to the text, but it's the simple selection of the vocabulary and short sentences that put this story in reach of new readers." Children's Choices for 1989 (IRA/CBC)
Author
Peggy Parish was the author of the children's story series Amelia Bedelia. The series was continued, after her sudden death from an aneurysm, by her nephew Herman Parish. Peggy attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Herman honored Peggy's life in his book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by writing in its dedication: "For Peggy Parish, the real Amelia Bedelia." -Wikipedia
