Big Bob and the Winter Holiday Potato (Hello Reader) [Turtleback]

Daniel Manus Pinkwater (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 060624221X
• ISBN-13: 978-0606242219
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,801,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very short., August 16, 2005

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Honey Clark "book frog" (Collegeville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Bob And The Winter Holiday Potato (level 3) (Hello Reader) (Paperback)

I wanted this book because I read a review that said it had a "liberal, left wing agenda." Sadly, I didn't see that, but maybe you had to be there.

A young girl creeped out by Santa Claus invents her own holiday gift-giver (Potato Claus) and writes a play about him that she and some friends put on for the class. There is a strange obsession with potatoes.

This book is really short with big type and lots of color illustrations, so there isn't much room for the usual Pinkwater weirdness. It's still kind of nifty, though.

4.0 out of 5 stars Short, Funny, and Clever, December 14, 2010

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This review is from: Big Bob and the Winter Holiday Potato (Hello Reader!) (School & Library Binding)

My daughter enjoyed this book quite a bit when she was little, and so did I. It was quirky and humorous. It can provide a platform for discussing differing beliefs, or it can just be a silly little story, whichever you prefer. My daughter is a teen now, and she still makes fond mention of this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun for all during the winter holidays, December 4, 2006

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mizmoose (Ann Arbor, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Bob And The Winter Holiday Potato (level 3) (Hello Reader) (Paperback)

I just read this story to a friend's little girl. I really enjoyed how the story was inclusive for all.

Potato Claus doesn't judge whether children are "good" or "bad" and gives presents to all. Potato Claus wishes people holiday wishes for all the wintertime holidays.