Hugo's mamá sends him to the store to buy soap. Of course, Hugo takes the long way there which gets him into loads of trouble and plenty of mud. With all of his adventures, he keeps forgetting what he's supposed to buy at the store. But through each mishap he's somehow reminded that he needs soap, soap, soap–jabón, jabón, jabón! Hugo ends up a muddy mess, but he finally prevails. He buys the soap and returns home only to discover that his mamá plans to use the soap on him! This story takes the classic “Appalachian Jack“ tale and gives it a modern twist…

This title is available in English–only or Embedded Text, English–Spanish editions.

Author
Author Elizabeth Dulemba illustrated her first book, Madame Perroquet in 2004. Since then, she has illustrated 6 more books one being

Paco and the Giant Chile Plant. In addition to loving all things Appalachian, Elizabeth loves to garden, teach art classes, and learn about new cultures. She now lives in the Atlanta area with her husband, two big dobs and one tiny cat.