Mike Fink

by Steven Kellogg

Book Overview

Kids love this funny and energetic picture book portrayal of one of America's most famous frontiersmen and larger-than-life heroes.This picture book has been a favorite for generations. Bursting with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590473522
• ISBN13: 9780590473521
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc
• Length: 38 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

All the classic tall tale elements

With "Mike Fink," author and illustrator Steve Kellogg gathers up in one story all the classic elements of an American tall tale: rasslin' with bears, lifting boats over one's head, leaping across great divides, kicking out the slats in one's cradle, and more.Mike Fink is a young man with a lot to prove and a good heart. Kellogg endows him with burly good looks and a great big smile, even as he has to twist a few arms to get attention paid to his exploits. The cartoon-like illustrations are colorful and boisterous, which perfectly suits the rhythm of the text. Lots of fun for any kid who enjoys tall tales (especially tall tales with a Mark Twainesque flavor, as this has rivers and steamboats a-plenty!).

An exciting story about early America

MIke Fink is a story with lots of surprises and great pictures.Mike was able to do many things that seemed impossible. If you want to read about a boy who was determined to get what he wanted, this is the book for you.Our whole class really liked hearing this story.