Big Bob and the Halloween Potatoes (Hello Reader) [Turtleback]

Daniel Manus Pinkwater (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hello Reader

Big Bob and Big Gloria are back in this totally a-peel-ing easy-to-read story!

Mr. Salami, formerly a cowboy, announces to his second-grade class that they will be cutting out pumpkins to decorate the classroom for Halloween. Big Gloria objects, declaring the potato as the preferred emblem over the pumpkin. But Mr. Salami stands his ground. Pumpkins, not potatoes. Big Gloria is resourceful, however, and she finds a way to celebrate Halloween with pumpkins AND potatoes! HA!

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Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606257551
• ISBN-13: 978-0606257558
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

Daniel Pinkwater lives with his wife, the illustrator and novelist Jill Pinkwater, and several dogs and cats in a very old farmhouse in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pumpkins vs. Potatoes, October 27, 2006

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Spudman (Pasadena, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Bob And The Halloween Potatoes (Paperback)

This is a wonderful little book for first and second graders. There is much for them to enjoy here. Second grade characters go against the grain and prefer potatoes over pumpkins for their Halloween celebration.
In a test of wills between Big Gloria and Mr.Salami, both stand their ground and find respect for each other's opinion. They agree to disagree.

With statements like "...we have a great love and respect for potatoes." and " Potatoes are radical," Big Gloria is now one of my favorite fictional characters.