Paul was such a big baby that his father had to float his cradle out to sea to prevent his destroying everything within reach; and even at sea, when he had the colic one night, he raised such enormous waves that a fleet was sent to discover the cause of the commotion.

When he grew up and became a lumberjack, he found Babe, the Great Blue Ox, who was so strong that he could pull crooked paths straight. What feats the two performed with the heroic crew of lumberjacks Paul gathered about him!

This epic story of the legendary lumberjack has been retold by Wallace Wadsworth with that special brand of lusty humor that characterizes the "tall tales" of our land. Enrico Arno’s new illustrations capture all the outrageous fun.

From the dust jacket of the 1964 edition