Mary Ann Hoberman has adapted the well-known song based on the true story of the Great Chicago Fire, "There"ll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," into a funny and memorable story. 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 10 heroic firefighters.