Big Bob and the Halloween Potatoes

Big Bob

by Daniel Pinkwater

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, stating 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!

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater.

Reviews

[Elaine Fultz, Teacher Librarian, MLS · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with a fifth grade class this week just for fun and was thrilled to see a new generation enjoying Pinkwater's comic genius.