One Potato

The book One Potato by Sue Porter is about a goat that really wants the one last potato. When the book begins goat politely asks if he could have the last potato. Yet of course everyone does mind because they all want the last potato too. So he recommends having a contest. Each time one person loses and the rest move on to the next contest. Of course goat makes up the contests and each time he makes up a contest he makes sure he could win. So when he finally does win in the end and goes back to eat his potato he finds a surprise. This book teaches little kids about sharing and being fair while also putting together cute little rhymes that will keep kids interested. I recommend this book because it is a fun book yet teaches a lesson at the same time. This book would be good for the ages between 2-6.

This book is a wonderful learning resource for children. Using simple verses and rhymes Sue Porter teaches the basics of English grammar and spelling. She's at it from the word go, with the titular "One Potatoe, Too Potatoe, Three Potatoe, For", and she follows that with the punchy "Bar Bar Blak Sheep". Verses such as "Hump Tea, Dump Tea" and "The Grand owld Deooke ov York" are cleverly illustrated, and the seminal "Mairee Mayooreee Qwite Contrayoree" rounds off this wonderful teaching tool. Not to be missed.