Little Eva #21
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeLittle Eva and her friends engage in a tire race competition, with each child pitting their tire against the others in a contest to determine whose tire is best. When one child's tire proves too large for the competition, the children decide to abandon the race and play ball instead, but Little Eva loses her ball when she finds a tire to use as a ball. In a separate story titled "Flying High," Little Eva buys balloons from a vendor and holds them while a friend fixes his shoe, but the balloons become tied in a knot and eventually lift Little Joe into the air, prompting Eva to call for him to come back.
Little Eva is determined to join Nipper’s boys-only picnic, but after being repeatedly turned away, she cleverly disguises herself in rain gear—only to be mocked when the sun comes out. When the group encounters a sudden downpour, she’s proven right about the weather, and her unexpected presence turns the tables on their plans.
Jumpy, a young rabbit, dreams of owning a convertible but is discouraged by the high price. After hearing his friend Cheerful Charlie lament the cost, Jumpy expresses his own wish to own one, only to be reminded that money is needed to make it happen. The story ends with a sudden crack, hinting at an unexpected turn.
Nipper finds a big tire near his garage and excitedly joins the other kids in racing them, but soon grows tired of the game. When he discovers his new ball is at home, he trades his knife for the tire back from Eddie, only to learn it’s been traded again — leading to a frantic chase as he tries to recover the missing tire before his parents find out.
In "Beautiful Baby," Nipper and his friends play a prank on Eva, Cindy, and Susie by disguising a mirror as a wanted poster, leading to a series of escalating misunderstandings. When the girls discover the trick, they devise a plan to turn the tables by framing Nipper as a wanted criminal—only to accidentally convince him he’s truly in danger, prompting a frantic disguise as a baby to fool a supposed detective.
A young rabbit named Nibbles begs a grumpy squirrel to borrow his wrench to fix his bike, but the squirrel refuses. When Nibbles tries to take it anyway, the squirrel realizes he’s too slow to stop him — and just as he thinks he’s helpless, a sudden splash interrupts the chase.
A young boy named Joe and his dog Nipper set off on a playful adventure after buying three balloons, only for Joe to accidentally let go of one and start floating upward. As he climbs higher, his dog Nipper and a bystander try to help him come back down, leading to a lighthearted, whimsical chase.
Little Eva is convinced that magic seeds she bought from Nipper will grow into a giant watermelon overnight, leading her to anxiously await morning with wide-eyed excitement. Meanwhile, Nipper secretly admits he just bought a regular watermelon from the store and made up the story, but his prank takes an unexpected turn when a passing truck delivers a real watermelon right outside Little Eva’s window.
A young girl and her brother take on a chore to earn money for a movie, carefully trimming a hedge under their mother’s strict instructions. As they work side by side, they focus on getting the job done just right—each determined to follow the rules.
Pintail Pete, a young duck, tries to impress his friends by claiming he can handle a wild pony, but his confidence is tested when the animal proves more stubborn than expected. With help from his pals Squint and Marvin, he learns that bravery isn’t about toughness, but about knowing when to ask for assistance.
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↩ Reprints Little Eva #1 (1952), Little Eva #5 (1952), Kid Carrots #1 (1953), Bingo, the Monkey Doodle Boy #1 (1953), Little Eva #19 (1955)
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