Bibliograph

One potato, two potato, Cynthia DeFelice ; pictures by Andrea U'Ren

Type

Label

One potato, two potato, Cynthia DeFelice ; pictures by Andrea U'Ren

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

One potato, two potato

Oclc number

55109104

Responsibility statement

Cynthia DeFelice ; pictures by Andrea U'Ren

Summary

This retelling of a Chinese folktale pays tribute to the author's Irish heritage, and to the joys of an old marriage, new friendships, and the impulse to share. Using pen and gouache, the artist shows the "simple" characters in all their winning complexity. A very poor, humble couple live so simple a life they share everything, until the husband discovers a pot with magical powers buried under the very last potato in the garden. Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady are so poor they have just one of everything to share - one potato a day, one chair, one blanket full of holes, and one gold coin for a rainy day. After digging up the last potato in their patch, Mr. O'Grady comes upon a big black object. It's a pot - no ordinary pot, for what they soon discover is that whatever goes into it comes out doubled! Suddenly the O'Gradys aren't destitute anymore. But what they really long for is one friend apiece. Can the magic pot give them that?

Target audience

primary

Classification

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