Honest Tulio

by John Himmelman

As he pursues the man in the big red hat who dropped a copper coin, Tulio accumulates an unusual following, including a chicken that lays square eggs

1 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1997

About the author

John Himmelman is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including Chickens to the Rescue. He lives in Connecticut with his family.

According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (School of Visual Arts)....It behooves a writer to try and turn what interests them into their work. I've been fortunate to do that with my love of nature, with books - for adults and children - focusing on different natural history topics."

Reviews

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

For some reason, I found this book to be really long. Reading it out loud several times a day probably contributes to this. It's the story of a boy who's so honest he'll chase after a man for miles and days just to return a copper coin. Along the way he meets a variety of odd people.

Illustrations are really good!

[Cana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mommy says: Really cute story about a boy/man who goes to the ends fo the earth to do a good deed.

[Chris Cutler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unexpectedly hilarious. "It comes with this juggling monkey."