Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (Reading Rainbow)

Rating:
Summary: Nice premise, but needs more of a plot
Review: A tall tale contrasting what happens to Rancher Hicks and his spouse Elna. Hicks goes to visit his very dull town and neighbors. . . MEANWHILE, back at the ranch, fantastic surprises await Elna (she wins a prize, her dog has puppies, inherits a winning lottery present, rebuilds the entire ranch, etc.). The back-and-forth contrast is amusing, but ultimately this is somewhat of a one-joke book, which may lose its appeal fairly quickly.

Rating:
Summary: Still making me chuckle
Review: I read this story several years ago, and it still makes me laugh when I think about it today. Any book that has such long-lasting ability to make somebody smile is well worth checking out. The last scene, when the rancher brings his wife a box of Crackerjack from the town and then what she finds inside is a perfect ending to a delightful story.