Buttons Author:Brock Cole Brock Cole's first picture book in nearly ten years. "Once there was an old man who ate so much his britches burst and his buttons popped one, two, three, into the fire." — The man's three daughters are enlisted to try to replace his buttons. The eldest promises to find a rich man who will give her buttons in exchange for her ha... more »nd in marriage. The second daughter decides to join the army for the sake of the buttons on a soldier's uniform. And the youngest is going to run through the meadows with her apron held out before her, hoping to catch a few buttons falling from the sky. It's the third who succeeds in getting them, of course, but all three daughters find themselves richer as a result of their adventures. and the airy, comical watercolors bring all the characters vividly to life.« less
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