Published by New York: DK Ink, (1999.) dj, 1999
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
SIGNED hardcover first edition - First printing. A story about recognizing the humanity in everyone - The grandfather recount the story of "When the Potato Man came to East Street, bad luck came with him. . then the one-eyed, lumpy-faced old Potato Man arrived, scaring the girls and prompting taunts from the boys. Three times the Potato Man caught the narrator making mischief, and three times the boy wound up with extra chores at home. Finally, 'I figured three times bad luck was enough for me,"' the narrator relates, and on the first day of winter the boy finds a way to make peace with the Potato Man." Illustrated in full color by Ted Lewin. SIGNED by the author, Megan McDonald, on the title page. Oversized oblong format. Unpaginated. Fine in fine dust jacket.