Who knew a story about a hambone could make you laugh out loud in disbelief.
Grandpa’s Hal-La-Loo-Ya
Hambone
Joe Hayes
When Joe Hayes was a kid he
was pretty poor. His family repurposed everything including the dirt he tracked
in on his shoes. His family grew beans on their farm and it’s also what they ate
day in and day out. One day his dad took a big bag of beans to a nearby town
that didn’t get beans very often. He sold the bag and with the money he
purchased a hambone to add flavor to the flat beans they ate at every meal.
Grandpa took one bite of those flavorful beans and hollered Hal-La-Loo-Ya! Word
soon spread about the hambone and people asked to borrow it so they could
flavor their beans for Sunday dinner. Unfortunately, there was a mishap with
Grandpa’s teeth and that old hambone. While trying to retrieve Grandpa’s teeth
that fell into the well, the bright idea to use the hambone to retrieve the
teeth didn’t work out. What do use suppose happened next?
Author Joe Hayes has created
a hilarious story kids will love. The insight to family hardships and community
are engaging and occasionally seemingly impossible. Colorful illustrations with
plenty of detail add to the humor. Parents and teachers could use this tool to
open dialogue regarding food, family life, friendship and more.
BIBLIO: 2016, Cinco Punto
Press, Ages 7 to 12, $7.95.
FORMAT: Children’s Picture
Book
ISBN: 9781941026557
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