Mary Ann Hoberman has adapted the well-known song based on the true story of the Great Chicago Fire, also known as 'There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight', into a funny and compelling story about a barnyard fire. When Mrs. O'Leary leaves her lantern in the barn, the cow kicks it over and starts a fire.
Hoberman's humorous text and Jenny Mattheson's luminous illustrations keep this picture book comic and non-threatening, and, of course, the fire is put out in the end by ten heroic firefighters.
- ISBN10 031608722X
- ISBN13 9780316087223
- Publish Date 31 October 2009 (first published 1 May 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 February 2021
- Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Format eBook
- Language English