Pezzo the Peddler and the Thirteen Silly Thieves

Caps for sale and other Great Tales

Esphyr Slobodkina’s award-winning children’s books have delighted children and parents for generations. Caps for Sale is a particular favorite, as is Sleepy ABC, which was written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Slobodkina. Please click on a thumbnail below to view sample pages and learn more about each text.

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Pezzo the Peddler and the Thirteen Silly Thieves, written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. Published in 1970 by Abelard.

One morning, Pezzo the peddler set off to sell his wares—a great big stack of tan, brown, blue and red caps, all piled on top of his head. It was a fine day, and things were going very well for Pezzo until he came to the local jail. What the thieves do and how Pezzo manages to outwit them is delightfully told in story and pictures.

Now out-of-print, Pezzo the Peddler and the Thirteen Silly Thieves is the third book in a series that also includes Caps for Sale and Circus Caps for Sale (originally published as Pezzo the Peddler and the Circus Elephant).

PURCHASES: If you are interested in purchasing a collector's edition of this book, please contact the Foundation at (516) 674-0776 or email us at annmarie@slobodkina.org.