{"product_id":"the-day-the-cow-sneezed","title":"The Day the Cow Sneezed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I bet your cow never sneezed a hole in the schoolhouse wall. Our cow did!\" Thus begins one of the funniest  fastest-paced  tallest-tale stories ever told! The fun mounts as absurdity cascades on absurdity  until at the very end one small boy learns that a \"teeny-weeny error can grow into a whopping big mistake almost before you can say Ka-Chow!\" With brilliantly colored  bold and original pictures and a sure use of words that sweep the reader along  James Flora has created a hilariously wise picture book that will bring delighted laughter to the young of any age! James (\"Jim\") Flora worked as a commercial artist from the 1940s through the 1980s. He enjoyed a lengthy career  was a lifelong fan of jazz and classical music  and was renowned for creating wild illustrations for Columbia and RCA Victor records in the 1940s and 50s. He also created seventeen books for young readers. The Day the Cow Sneezed  his second book  was first published in 1957. Despite long-standing interest  this is the first time the book has been reprinted. Flora was born in the small town of Bellefontaine  Ohio  in 1914. He attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati  where he met his future wife  artist Jane Sinnicksen. The Floras moved to Connecticut in 1942 when Jim accepted a job at Columbia Records. Flora and Jane went on to have five children. It was after their first child was born that Flora started to create childrens books. Flora passed away at his home in Rowayton  Connecticut  in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974323335221,"sku":"ByrdShop_1592700977","price":58.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781592700974.jpg?v=1770653851","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-day-the-cow-sneezed","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}