Mike Fink: A tall tale - Softcover

"Kellogg spins an entertaining yarn and illustrates it with verve and humor. Here he dramatizes the life of Mike Fink from the first time he runs away from home (as a spunky two-day-old babe), through the wrestling match that earns him the title King of the Keelboatmen, to that fateful day when Mike pits himself against a steamboat for control of the Mississippi.... Once again, Kellogg captures the drama, wit, and exaggeration of the tall tale in a picture book that's a pleasure to read aloud." --Booklist.

Steven Kellogg is the illustrator of over eighty picture books for children, including his own retellings of Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, which School Library Journal declared "one of Kellogg's best books," and Pecos Bill, which Booklist called "a read-aloud treat for the family or classroom."Mr. Kellogg is also the author of Chicken Little, which Booklist said was "one of Kellogg's best efforts to date...a winner every child will like," and Aster Aardvark's Alphabet Adventures, which Kirkus said was "an ingenious alliterative tour-de-farce, perfect accompaniment to the author's zany illustrations.Just try keeping a straight face as you read this aloud."

Steven Kellogg lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.