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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Potato Man Potato Man Megan McDonald Grandpa tells stories of the fruit and vegetable huckster in his childhood neighborhood, a man he learns to appreciate after a rocky start. OL104350W
The gollywhopper egg The gollywhopper egg Anne F. Rockwell Timothy Todd, the peddler, sells almost anything, including a coconut he endows with unique abilities. OL14853942W
Jacob's Way Jacob's Way Gilbert Morris Fleeing a bloody pogrom that threatens their tiny Russian village, Reisa Dimitri and her grandfather, Jacob, sail the ocean to a new life in America. They are swiftly embraced by New York's Jewish co… OL14854729W
The peddlers The peddlers Leonard Everett Fisher Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishment of general stores. OL14865780W
The Pushcart War The Pushcart War Jean Merrill The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world. OL15150004W
The weaver's inheritance The weaver's inheritance Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #8 Chapman 08 - The long-lost son of a wealthy weaver, thought murdered six years before, has reappeared, to the joy of the old man but to the indignation of Alison Burnet… OL16244319W
The Pushcart War The Pushcart War Jean Merrill 1st Edition OL17617328W
Here comes the mystery man Here comes the mystery man Scott R. Sanders The Goodwin family's pioneer home is visited by the traveling peddler, who brings wondrous things and amazing tales from far away. OL18233559W
One fine trade One fine trade Bobbi Miller Georgy Piney Woods, the best peddler who ever lived, makes several trades so his daughter can buy a wedding dress. OL18742861W
Brothers Of Glastonbury Brothers Of Glastonbury Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #7 Chapman book 07 - A historical mystery featuring Roger, the travelling chapman. After accompanying a bride to meet her betrothed, they find that the bridegroom and his … OL23146W
The Weaver's Tale The Weaver's Tale Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #3 New Year's 1474 finds Roger the Chapman collapsed with fever after wandering the roads of Western England peddling his wares amidst December's snow and freezing rain. S… OL23148W
Death and the chapman Death and the chapman Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #1 The political situation in 1471 is complex and the war between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions still rages. Roger the Chapman has recently given up a monk's cell t… OL23149W
The holy innocents The holy innocents Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman series #4 When the Skelton children were deprived of their wealthy mother, they were left to the care of their much-disliked stepfather, then the children mysteriously vanished. … OL23150W
Caps for Sale Caps for Sale Esphyr Slobodkina While he is asleep monkeys steal all the peddler's caps. How will he get them back? OL278245W
The pushcart war The pushcart war Jean Merrill The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world. OL4104665W
Bruno the pretzel man Bruno the pretzel man Davis, Edward E. Bruno is perfectly happy selling his wife's delicious pretzels from a cart in New York City, until a businessman tells him he will never become an important person by selling pretzels. OL5370688W
Monkey see, monkey do Monkey see, monkey do Anne Adeney The monkeys continue to outwit the peddler in this version of "Caps for Sale." OL5707917W
Stealing south Stealing south Katherine Ayres Sixteen-year-old Will Spencer leaves home to become a peddler, but gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to go to Kentucky, steal two slaves, and help them reach their brother in Canada. OL90367W