![]() You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Bostons Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton, Ohio. He was declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. The first ever two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Make Way for Ducklings and Time of Wonder, McCloskey was also awarded Caldecott Honors for Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer. He grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent time in Boston, New York, and ultimately Maine, where he and his wife raised their two daughters. The Homer Price stories (two books) were translated into Russian in the 1970s and became popular in the Soviet Union. About Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics). ![]() The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations! About the Author Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most honored and enduring childrens books ever published. ![]() Book Synopsis Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want where houses are built in a day and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk. ![]() ![]() About the Book Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage. ![]()
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