Life in the Goat Lane: Tales from the Kidding Pen [Paperback]

Linda Fink (Author), Barbara Millikan (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965704815 | ISBN-13: 978-0965704816 | Publication Date: December 1, 1998

A collection of funny stories about goats, adapted from the author's monthly humor column in United Caprine News, a national dairy goat publication.

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About the Author

Linda has raised dairy goats since 1969. She has been writing a weekly humor column, Homespun Humor, in an Oregon newspaper since 1984, the same year she began The Kidding Pen, a monthly humor column for a national dairy goat magazine. She is still writing both columns. Her humorous stories have appeared in numerous other regional and national publications. She has two books in print.

Product Details

• Paperback: 133 pages
• Publisher: Triple F Pr (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965704815
• ISBN-13: 978-0965704816
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,980,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I love to write and so I do. I write about goats for a goat paper... horses for a horse magazine... and, for fifteen years, I wrote "Homespun Humor" about life in general for a local newspaper. My three books are collections of columns I wrote in either "Homespun Humor" or "The Kidding Pen" (the goat paper). My goal in life is to enjoy living and help others enjoy it, too. Laughter truly is the best medicine. For more about my farm and my life, please visit http://lindafink.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life in the Goat Lane, by Linda Fink, December 6, 1999

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Robin Capper "robinsnestranch" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life in the Goat Lane (Paperback)

A delightful book with hilarious illustrations. My belly ached from laughter throughout. This book is for anyone who loves goats or wants to learn about them. I read Linda Fink's columns in United Caprine News, and her book is just as funny as the articles. I nearly fell off my chair reading about "kidding", or the art of delivering baby goats. And the chapter on photographing goats can be enjoyed by anyone who ever tried to take a picture of a child or pet. If you have ever been to a county fair, or enjoyed seeing a goat in a petting zoo, this book is for you. It is tender and funny and very true to the goats. This book is for any dreamer with love in their heart. And for anyone raising goats who has one who likes to escape. This is a must for anyone with a goat, and would make a great gift for any goat lover. Thank you, Linda Fink, for a great book about how wonderful goats really are.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Obnoxious Son Comments, January 9, 1998

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[e-mail] (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in the Goat Lane (Paperback)

This book fills a well-needed gap in the literature. - Kevin Fink (Linda's Eldest Son)

5.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmm..... fencing, June 23, 2009

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Mackenzie "A Bug for Quality" (NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in the Goat Lane: Tales from the Kidding Pen (Paperback)

If you've ever considered having goats, read this humorous retrospective first. Speaking as a goat-slave, if one were smart (or at least smarter than the animals in one's care), one would choose to keep sheep instead. Enjoy!