Big Bob And The Winter Holiday Potato (level 1)

Big Bob

by Daniel Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater (Illustrator)

When Big Gloria's teacher, Mr. Salami, announces that the class will be creating a play about Santa Claus, Big Gloria objects and says they should do one about Potato Claus instead. Original.

Genres: Childrens, Christmas

32 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

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

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, random, and mildly weird.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a holiday tradition in our house to read this zany book. You really need an expressive adult reading aloud to other adults to fully appreciate it.

[Cornelius · Rating 1 out of 5]

Politically correct nonsense. I was given this book to read in my ESL class and stopped halfway through to prevent my students from being misled by the agenda of the book.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never would have imagined that one of these easy reader books, even one by Daniel Pinkwater, could be so good. Pure genius.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Makes as much sense as any other holiday myth. But, a lot funnier!