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

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

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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?
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eng
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One potato, two potato
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One potato, two potato
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Cynthia DeFelice ; pictures by Andrea U'Ren
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Language
eng
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?
Awards note
Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2009.
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DeFelice, Cynthia C
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[E]
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illustrations
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fiction
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U'Ren, Andrea
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  • Fairy tales
  • Potatoes
  • Fairy tales
  • Potatoes
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primary
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One potato, two potato, Cynthia DeFelice ; pictures by Andrea U'Ren
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Accelerated Reader LG 4.3, 0.5 points
Control code
ocm55109104
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780374356408
Isbn Type
(trade bdg.)
Lccn
2004047217
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)55109104
Label
One potato, two potato, Cynthia DeFelice ; pictures by Andrea U'Ren
Link
Publication
Note
Accelerated Reader LG 4.3, 0.5 points
Control code
ocm55109104
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 volume (unpaged)
Isbn
9780374356408
Isbn Type
(trade bdg.)
Lccn
2004047217
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)55109104

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