Lyons Regional Library

Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in.

"The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. When he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs."--Provided by publisher.

A farmer's family helps him dig a large potato out of the ground so they can use it to feed the town.

Rot, a mutant potato, enters a "Cutest in the World" contest but worries when he sees his competition.

Potatoes set off across the darkened fair grounds to enjoy the rides, but Hackemup the chef has other plans for them.

After an evil alien abducts Super Potato, the hero must escape from a collection of rare outer-space animals.

When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedious, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.

Uses colorful illustrations and rhyming verses to describe Potato Joe to young children.

Once upon a time there was a Prussian King, Frederick, also known as Fritz, who saw potential in the lowly potato -- a newly introduced crop from South America -- and decided to plant it for his people. However, it quickly became clear that his subjects didn't like being told what to eat. Determined to see the potato thrive, Fritz cleverly used reverse psychology to pique his people's curiosity and make the crop popular, and the potato has flourished...

During the "Great Depression," a family seeking work finds employment for two weeks digging potatoes in Idaho.