The Pet Potato

The Pet Potato
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-06-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250834155

Albert is desperate for a pet, so he's really excited when Dad finally brings one home. There's just one problem: it's a potato.

The Pet Potato

The Pet Potato
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2022-06-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250888034

Jory John meets Sophie's Squash in this delightful, offbeat, and hilarious picture book, The Pet Potato, about finding companionship in unlikely places. Potatoes can't do anything a pet should. They can't learn tricks, or go for walks, or snuggle up with Albert. But to Albert's surprise, his potato begins to grow on him, and soon he can't imagine having any other pet. When the potato begins to rot, Albert is devastated. He buries it in his garden, and with a lot of care and a bit of patience, he discovers that his potato can do a great trick after all . . . Josh Lacey and Momoko Abe have created a delightful, offbeat picture book about finding companionship in unlikely places.

I'm a Baked Potato!

I'm a Baked Potato!
Author: Elise Primavera
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452175276

When a baked potato–loving lady adopts a dog, she adores him unconditionally—and given the pup's small, round frame and warm, brown coat she can't help but call him "Baked Potato"! But what happens when a dog who thinks he's a baked potato gets lost? Will he find his lady? And more importantly, will he find himself? I'm a Baked Potato! is a fun, bighearted story about the names we're given, the names we choose, and how both can help us find our way home. Full of heart and laugh-out-loud moments, this story will leave readers giggling—and looking at pets in a whole new way.

The Potato Book

The Potato Book
Author: Alan Romans
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2005
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780711224797

Sharing his 'overwhelming enthusiasm for the humble spud' and a lifetime's experience in the seed potato industry, Alan Romans combines an engaging account of potato growing with an expert guide to potato varieties. The Potato Book traces the history of the potato from its beginnings in South America to the development of variety breeding. It explains all aspects of growing, from choosing seed potatoes, planting and maintenance, to harvest, storage, and pests and diseases. An exhaustive and definitive guide to over 150 varieties currently available in Europe provides scientifically based assessments of yield, characteristics, disease resistance. With descriptions too of varieties - mainly 'heritage' (pre-1950) - that have recently become available as microplants, it contains everything the potato grower needs to know.

The Couch Potato

The Couch Potato
Author: Jory John
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2020-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006302604X

An Instant New York Times Bestseller * An Instant Indie Bestseller * An Indie Next List Selection Feeling fried? Peel yourself on the couch and meet your new pal-tato! The winning fourth picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean, Jory John and Pete Oswald, will get you and your kids moving! The Couch Potato has everything within reach and doesn't have to move from the sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel away from the comforts of the living room and venture outside. Could fresh air and sunshine possibly be better than the views on screen? Readers of all ages will laugh along as their new best spuddy learns that balancing screen time and playtime is the root to true happiness. Check out Jory John and Pete Oswald’s funny, bestselling books for kids 4-8 and anyone who wants a laugh: The Bad Seed The Good Egg The Cool Bean The Couch Potato The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, the Spooky! The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets That’s What Dinosaurs Do

The Great Potato Book

The Great Potato Book
Author: Florence Fabricant
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Cookery (Potatoes)
ISBN: 9781580081856

Rescued from infamy by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 16th century, the potato has long since become the world's ultimate comfort food--endlessly versatile and always satisfying. "New York Times" food critic Fabricant puts the potato on a pedestal, as essays place the potato in a historical context, while over 50 recipes feature both classic and innovative preparations. Illustrations.

The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup

The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup
Author: Terry Farish
Publisher: Paw Prints
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-06-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781442059290

The friendship between a curmudgeonly old man and his uppity old cat, both of whom like potato soup, is strained after he goes fishing without her and they both learn that even the most cantankerous love can inspire acts of heroic proportions. Reprint.

Potatoes, Potatoes

Potatoes, Potatoes
Author: Anita Lobel
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2004-02-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060518170

Recounts how a mother's love and potatoes ended the war.

The Untold History of the Potato

The Untold History of the Potato
Author: John Reader
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009
Genre: Potato industry
ISBN: 0099474794

From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for MacDonalds chips, via Mrs Beeton, Charles Darwin, Lenin and Chairman Mao, to the mapping of the potato genome, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.

The Complete Book of Potatoes

The Complete Book of Potatoes
Author: Hielke De Jong
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2011-03-30
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0881929999

The only comprehensive resource for home gardeners and commercial potato growers, The Complete Book of Potatoes has everything a gardener or commercial potato grower needs to successfully grow the best, disease-resistant potatoes for North American gardens. Includes practical as well as technical information about the potato plant, its origin, conventional and organic production techniques, pest management, and storage practices. The plant profiles include still life photographs of the exterior and interior of the tuber, and a succinct description of each varietyÕs physical and culinary qualities.