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National Potato Day

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What is better than a potato?  This librarian ventures very little!  Whether you like 'em mashed, fried, baked or boiled, National Potato Day is a perfect excuse to eat potatoes in all their delicious forms. So grab a plate of fries and enjoy these fun books featuring the mighty potato!

By Sue Hendra
ā€ŽSimon & Schuster Children's UK, 2016. Picture Book.

With an evil pea on the loose causing mischief, no vegetable is safe!  Who can the veggies turn to for safety?  Supertato! 


By  Jory John
ā€ŽHarperCollins, 2020. Picture Book.

Couch Potato never leaves his couch.  Why would he?  It has everything he needs!  But when the power goes out, he must peel himself from his beloved couch and venture into the real world.  What will he think of the world away from screens, gadgets, and comfort?


By Ben Clanton
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020. Picture Book.

Rot the potato loves mud.  It's his favorite thing. But when his brother tells him about a scary monster that lives in the mud, Rot is afraid he won't be brave enough to ever again get in the mud he loves so much. Will a superhero costume give him the courage to take back his mud?


Super Potato 6 : Super Potato Gets Buff
by Laperla
Graphic Universe, 2021. Graphic Novel.

Super Potato is back to fight for justice yet again! This time he must battle flies from a research lab that have been made huge! Luckily, the technology that made the flies huge also leads to a huge super potato!


Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic
by Wauter Mannaert
First Second, 2021. Graphic Novel.

Yasmina may be a kid, but she's also an amazing chef. All she needs to create a gourmet meal is fresh veggies from the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can't get enough of these new spuds, but now they're slobbering, chasing cats, and howling at the moon! Will Yasmina be able to find a cure?

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