Little Eight John (Picture Puffins)
by Jan Wahl, Illustrated by Wil Clay

Little Eight John’s mother warns him that mischief—like sitting backwards in his chair and kicking frogs—means bad luck for the family. But what his mother warns him not to do, he does, and when he baby gets sick and the potatoes don’t grow, Little Eight John just laughs. Then, one day, trouble come looking for him. Full color .