Potato Pants by Laurie Keller
"A potato and his eggplant nemesis struggle to find the perfect pants in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of forgiveness by bestselling Geisel-Award winning creator Laurie Keller.
Potato is excited because today―for one day only― Lance Vance’s Fancy Pants Store is selling... Potato Pants! Potato rushes over early, but just as he’s about to walk in, something makes him stop. What could it be? Find out in this one-of-a-kind story about misunderstandings and forgiveness, and―of course―Potato Pants!" -Macmillan (PreK-3)
Helpful Links:
Author website: View other books written by author Laurie Keller
Activity: Design a pair of pants! Who would you make them for? (from Babies to Bookworms blog)
Activity: MC Baker's Art Connection: Potato and veggie prints
Activity: Lesson on forgiveness (from Miss Ashlee's Class blog)
Resource: Macmillan Teaching Guide with discussion questions, comparison activity and adjective hunt
MEMS Library related texts: See a collection of laugh-out-loud picture books here!
Read Aloud of Potato Pants by Heather's Story Time Corner (7 mins)