The Biggest Popcorn Party Ever in Center County
Jane Hoober Peifer
photographs by Marilyn Peifer Nolt 1987
This might very well be one of the funniest (oddest) books that we own! Created with photographs of the most ridiculous looking dolls, the story is pretty benign but the pictures are hilarious! The author is a Mennonite and native of Lancaster, PA., and the story definitely feels reflective of her background. I might also have a warm spot for this book because of my 1980's church upbringing too!
Martha and Henry work hard on their popcorn farm. Inspired by the pastor's Sunday morning sermon and a freak fire that has popped their corn, they invite all their friends to share in eating their crop. It's not the story that makes me love this book, but rather the dolls (I suspect made from nylons) and their various poses.
(I copied this picture and put it in Charlotte's lunch as a silly surprise!)
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