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Title: The Mellops Strike Oil by Tomi Ungerer ISBN: 1-57098-284-8 Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Robber barons writing children's books?
Comment: I found this book to be appallingly outdated. The Mellopsdrill for oil in the forest while the mom cheerfully "practicesout door cooking" and then all must flee when a passing motorist carelessly sets a forest fire. This book, written in 1958 when Standard Oil was king and women were third class citizens, is 1950s pulp and remains in the past--not on any child's bookshelf. Although it could serve as a good example of how far society has come in understanding and environmental awareness.

Rating: 4
Summary: "Adorable!"
Comment: This book was one of my sisters' and my favorites when we were kids about 30 years ago.

I particularly remember that in the illustrations, each pig in the family had a "gimmick" that carried throughout the book. (One little pig is always shown from the rear; one always has a flower in his mouth.) I also remember how clever each member of the family was, and how they stuck together through thick and thin.

The I can't wait until this one comes back in print so I can read it to my children.