Homer Price

I read this in the car today on the way back from a family reunion and I didn't have to drive. This is about Centerburg and Homer Price who makes his residence there. The town is rather funny and Homer is dependable and a fix-it kind of guy. He has a pet skunk he has tamed that became famous when it......more

Homer Price is an American icon. These six stories show us a slice of life in Centerburg and there is something for the whole family. Friends of mine confessed that while listening to this book on audio, they were forced to stop their car as the entire family was laughing so hard at one of Homer's s......more

If you think of Opie and his life in Mayberry, you'll get a pretty good idea of what this book is like. A fun-loving, adventuresome boy in a small, down-home town going to school, working at the lunch room to make a dime or two, catching robbers with his pet skunk and discovering just how many dough......more

These tales are a 4 star read in the illustrated book for 10 & younger. As an audiobook, it was well narrated & pretty good. The illustrations & a first solo book or reading with an adult really make it, though. They're, short, fun, & I enjoyed them as a kid immensely. Not quite as good as The Mad Sc......more

I wanted to live in Centerburg when I read this book. I wanted a donut machine. I wanted the book to have more pages. I read it in in a quiet corner of the old Irvington Public Library, curled up in an old, fat leather chair that was hidden from everything else in the world by a wall of books.......more