A potato and his eggplant nemesis struggle to find the perfect pants in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of forgiveness by bestselling author-illustrator Laurie Keller.
Potato is excited. He’s excited because today—for one day only—Lance Vance’s Fancy Pants store is selling POTATO PANTS! Potato rushes over early, and just as he’s about to walk in, who does he see inside? Mean, pushy eggplant who was rude to him the other day. Now potato is in a pickle. Can he stand up to eggplant in order to get his new stripey pants? Can these vegetable rivals make peace in the name of fashion? Find out in this one-of-a-kind story about forgiveness and making amends by the one-of-a-kind picture book creator Laurie Keller. For fans of Peter Brown, Lane Smith, Bob Shea, and Marla Frazee.
A Christy Ottaviano Book
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1250107237
Item Weight: 1.1 lbs
Dimensions: 9.0 x 0.4 x 11.8 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
Laurie Keller: "Arnie takes destiny into his own hands with vastly entertaining results." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Laurie Keller is a goofball. She's a genius. She's a goofball genius." --New York Times Book Review
"A perfect gift for the dentist who has everything. Every waiting room (and library) needs a copy."--School Library Journal, starred review
"It's hard to imagine a more engaging (or comical) way to learn the fifty states and their locations than in this auspicious debut from Keller." --Publishers Weekly, starred review A New York Times Book Review "Notable Book" A Publisher's Weekly "Editor's Pick" A Publisher's Weekly "Best Children's Book" An Amazon.com Editor's Top 10 Pick A Nick Jr. Magazine "Best Book of the Year" A Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" A Chicago Tribune precinct pick for the holidays A Great Lakes Great Books 2nd and 3rd Grade Winner A Colorado Children's Book Award (CCIRA) A CCBC Choice A Parent's Choice Award Winner An IRA Young Adult Choice An IRA-CBC Children's Choice A Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Winner A Pennsylvania YA Choice Award Winner
Laurie Keller is the bestselling author-illustrator of many books for kids, including Arnie the Doughnut; Do Unto Otters; The Scrambled States of America; Open Wide: Tooth School Inside;and Bowling Alley Bandit,Invasion of the Ufonuts, and The Spinny Icky Showdown, books one, two, and three in the Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut chapter book series. She lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. lauriekeller.com
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