George Washington’s Cows

Those cows are just the beginning of George’s problems. To be sure, his hogs are helpful around the house, but it irks Martha when their parties are better than hers. And then there are the sheep—all of them smarter than Thomas Jefferson, with the degrees (not to say “sheepskins”) to prove it. What’s a father of his country to do?

“[Small’s] illustrations are opulent and expansive, with both the overall conceits and the characters’ costumes wonderfully imaginative and inventive.”
Publisher’s Weekly