[Verla Kay Posts: 4,754 Status: Offline Invite Verla Kay to speak in your area WWW]

My granddaughter posted this today and I just had to laugh!

I just found a POTATO in my son's TOY BOX. When asked what it was doing there he informed me the potato was his FRIEND. I BLAME MY GRANDMA Verla Kay AND THE BOOK SHE GOT THE KIDS, "Sophie's Squash"!!! I'm just thankful he only stole the potato this morning!!

[HDWestlund Posts: 1,007 Status: Offline writer and bookseller]

That's hysterical. I am thankful that my little one is so far mostly obsessed with penguins. (She has a couple penguin books we can thank that for, and yes, one of them is Salina's.)

[dewsanddamps Posts: 2,330 Status: Offline]

  Ha! Thanks for sharing,

[olmue Posts: 3,582 Status: Offline WWW]

  Too funny, Verla!

[JennaWren Posts: 1,779 Status: Offline WWW]

   That's hilarious!!!

[mariwho Posts: 165 Status: Offline twitter: @MarilouReeder]

Aw, that's so cute. At least potatoes don't spoil too quickly! (I once found a piece of pizza under my couch! True story.)

[AnneB Posts: 3,789 Status: Offline]

I loved loved LOVED Sophie's Squash! Author's a WI SCBWI person, which is why I picked it up last year before the Crystal Kite voting. Don't think she's a BBer, though, so somebody who knows her might point her to these boards!

[Stephanie Shaw Posts: 190 Status: Offline WWW]

So funny!  Sophie's Squash is a great book --- of course, you would read it to the little guy!  Maybe time to buy him a Mr. Potato Head.  Thanks for sharing.

PS:  I want to know what his potato's name was!

[austen Posts: 190 Status: Offline Patience is everything.--Rilke]

We loved that book at our house too! It really appealed to my creative kid.

[koozoo Posts: 84 Status: Offline Writing=Breathing! WWW]

Sophie's Squash was a delight to read. So perfect for creative and imaginative kids. I love love love the potato story! Thanks for sharing, Verla!

[June Smalls Posts: 104 Status: Offline SHE LEADS: THE ELEPHANT MATRIARCH May, 2020 WWW]

I just returned Sophie's Squash to the library yesterday.  Fantastic book.  So what was the young spud's name? Be happy it wasn't a tomato. That could be squished in the toy box.

[Marcia Posts: 474 Status: Offline Never Too Late To Be What You Were Meant to Be WWW]

Funny! Good thing she discovered it quickly before it grew too many eyes. 

[Mercedes Ortiz Posts: 119 Status: Offline Abracadabra! WWW]

I've been wanting to read 'Sophie's Squash' for a really long time! 
Thanks for sharing your story! 

[Elaine (aka sweetpea) Posts: 1,230 Status: Offline Hope Springs Eternal]

That's so awesome!!