A boy went out to gather pears

Dublin Core

A boy goes out to get some pears. The master sends a dog, a stick, fire, water, and others in a cumulative chain of coercion to finish the task.

Hoffmann, Felix

Harcourt, Brace & World

978-0152106904

New York

1966

Abstract provided by Jennifer Schenk, 1994, with updates from Daniel Bethe, 2026

Hoffmann, Felix, “A boy went out to gather pears,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed February 4, 2026, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/8499.