I liked this book for three reasons. The first reason I liked this book was because of the illustrations. They really enhance the book because they capture more emotion than what the words alone would have given. This book is a modern fantasy and I think in this book the illustrations paired along nicely with the genre. For example, the pages with the potatoes on the Farris Wheel shows them flipping through the air and the wheel spinning. You can tell by the faces on the potatoes how brave they really are.

The second reason I liked this book was because of the language. The author had a rhyme pattern in the book and I think it made the book more whimsical and flowed very nicely. I also like how the author made unpredictable rhymes. He did not go to make the easy rhyme, he really expressed a lot of vocabulary with his rhymes. For example, he rhymes "troupe" with "alley-oop".

The last thing I liked about this book was the characters. The potatoes are cute little spheres of fun and travel together on adventures. They are brave and fearless and just want to have fun. Also I like how the author created the "evil" chef that wants to make them into dinner. He is sinister and is eventually surrounded by the heroic potatoes. I think the big idea of this book is to show all the good that comes out of being brave and how you can be brave even if you're small and seemingly weak. ( )

A group of prize-winning potatoes are enjoying the night to themselves at the fair. Unfortunately, a chef is preparing a meal, but now potatoes. The chef heads to the fair and scoops all of the potatoes up. The potatoes organize themselves in his kitchen and overtake the chef and free the potatoes and other vegetables. The potatoes declare that they will always be potatoes, no matter what. ( )

This book is great for teaching kids about overcoming struggles in life. It discusses how to think critically and overcome challenges. This book would be great for kindergarten, first, second, and third great. This book has great rhythm and can be utilized in a poetry unit.

a brave group of veggies dont want to become a stu so they end up running away from the chef
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In my opinion, this is a good book. I liked this book because the writing was engaging. The story used onomatopoeia to add emotion and sound. Some examples of onomatopoeia from the story were “creak-cracky” and “Chop! Chop! Chop!” These words made reading the story more lively and interactive. Whenever I came across one of these words, I could hear the sound in my mind. I also liked this book because the illustrations were appropriate to the mood of the story. When the chef was chasing after the potatoes to catch them for his soup, he told them, “It’s the last stop for potatoes, Yes, the last stop for potatoes”. The potatoes were illustrated with scared, angry, and sad faces. This made me feel the worried feelings the potatoes felt when the chef was catching them. None of the potatoes wanted to be cooked, so they were in fear for their lives. The big idea of this story is to show the importance of being brave. The potatoes were brave throughout the entire story which is what helped them be able to escape danger. ( )