Description:
“In the bare bones beginning, Armadillo’s ears were tall as a jack rabbit’s and wide as a steer’s horns.” With such wonderful ears, Armadillo loved nothing better than spying on other animals and telling tales about what he heard. Then Armadillo gets an earful all his very own.
This humorous tale is a lyrical lesson in just how fast stretching the truth is likely to cause one humongous armadillo ruckus. As Armadillo peeps and creeps, children will giggle, and also learn a basic lesson in thoughtfulness and respect.
Clemmon Hardigree’s potatoes are the size of boulders. Also, they MOO! How they got that way makes for a funny tall tale about mountain luck, mountain farming, mountain cows (who have short legs in the front and long ones in the back so they can stand level on a hillside), the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and Tennessee’s stingiest timber baron.
Read this one aloud, hold up the funny pictures, and just TRY to keep a straight face!
Clemmon returned home late that night and crawled into bed. The next morning when he saw the skinny cow in his front yard, he realized what had happened. He scrounged up some feed for the cow, then headed up to harvest the rest of his herd. Clemmon dug the potatoes and split them, freeing the cows.
* Selected by the Boston Globe as one of the most outstanding Picture Books Of the Year
Reviews
“This original tall tale, full of nonsense and humor, is perfectly suited for it’s intended audience”.
Boston Globe
“A modern tall tale that begs to be read aloud. Don’t miss the fun!”
SLJ, 10/95
“Ketteman’s matter-of-fact telling of the tale will have young readers giggling. Luck With Potatoes is a great new tall tale.”
Catholic Library World, 3/96
