Hodgepodge [Mass Market Paperback]

J. Bryan III (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 317 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345342046
• ISBN-13: 978-0345342041
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,216,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning - this isn't the book that I wrote a summary onbelow, October 2, 1999

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This review is from: Hodgepodge (Mass Market Paperback)

I found out that the book that most of us recall from our youth is actually called: "The Hodgepodge Book - an almanac of American folklore" and was written by Duncan Emrich. It was published by Four Winds Press and copywrited in 1972. Good luck in your searches.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WARNING--THIS IS NOT THE TITLE YOU ARE THINKING OF...., May 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Hodgepodge (Mass Market Paperback)

I too recall a wonderful hodgepodge book from my childhood filled with rhymes and folklore, but the this is NOT the same book! Mr. Bryan has written a book of hodgepodge for adults. It was published in 1986 and contains many wry observations from boring adults for boring adults. Half of which are not attributed to anyone in particular and leaves this reader wondering how much was invented by Mr. Bryan.

5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless classic! One of a kind, May 20, 1999

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This review is from: Hodgepodge (Mass Market Paperback)

Out of all of the books that we were supposed to read during my elementary school years (Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web ect.), this was the only one that I wanted to read. I must have checked this book out of the school library ten times and brought it back late every time! My favorite quote was "He ran from the Indies to the Andes, in his undies!". I often try to remember some of the limericks, knock-knock jokes, what freckles meant and what it means when you see three swallows flying..... A must-read for a child.