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One Potato, Two Potato Hardcover – Picture Book, August 8, 2006

by Cynthia DeFelice (Author), Andrea U'Ren (Illustrator)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
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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?

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.

One Potato, Two Potato is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool and up
  5. Lexile measure
    AD630L
  6. Dimensions
    10.33 x 0.39 x 10.36 inches
  7. Publisher
    Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
  8. Publication date
    August 8, 2006
  9. ISBN-10
    0374356408
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0374356408
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Kindergarten-Grade 3–DeFelice employs her considerable storytelling skills to give an old Chinese folktale an Irish twist. Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady are so poor that they have only one of everything, and the little they have is raggedy at that. With only one potato to share for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, it's no wonder they are so skinny they [can] sit side by side on one chair…. But when Mr. O'Grady finds an old pot in his field and drops their last potato into it, the couple's fortunes change. One potato becomes two, and the pot continues to double whatever is placed in it. When Mrs. O'Grady accidentally falls into it and two Mrs. O'Gradys emerge, she comes up with an ingenious idea that brings lasting joy to her and her husband. U'Ren's large pen-and-gouache illustrations infuse the couple's grim situation with humor. The two are so tall and thin that they seem to be elastic. And the scene in which skinny legs are sticking out of the pot and then pulled out is hilarious. Their walls are full of cracks, their blankets are full of holes, but their hearts are full of love and generosity. An entertaining tale that pairs well with Lily Toy Hong's Two of Everything (Albert Whitman, 1993).–Marianne Saccardi, formerly at Norwalk Community College, CT
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A whimsical and odd approach to the magic pot story. Mr and Mrs. O'Grady, their children grown and gone, live frugally: they share their one chair, and one blanket, and take turns wearing their one winter coat. Each day they dig up the one potato they share for meals. They only long, each of them, for one friend besides each other to talk with. One day Mr. O'Grady finds the last potato--and a big black pot. They put their last potato in it, and suddenly there are two! Even their single candle and gold coin are doubled. When Mrs. O'Grady accidentally falls into the pot, Mr. O'Grady pulls out two. They convince him to jump in himself, so there are two of him. Then they bury the magic pot so others will find the joy of it and live content with enough for all. The pictures are all angles and curves: U'Ren uses strong color and line to delineate the spindly couple and their threadbare surroundings. Children (or more likely adults) may wonder about the story's cloning aspect, but enchantment will win the day. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); First Edition (August 8, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0374356408
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0374356408
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD630L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.33 x 0.39 x 10.36 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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J. Grambo
5.0 out of 5 stars Only one potato...
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2009
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Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady were so skinny that they could sit side by side on their only chair to share their one potato for dinner. They were so poor that they only had one raggedy coat, which they took turns wearing in the winter.

Then came the day when Mr. O'Grady dug the last potato from his garden, and underneath that potato....why, it was a pot! He toted it home, and the O'Gradys soon discovered that it was not an ordinary pot.

Delightful pen and gouache illustrations add to this cheerful folktale. Ages. 3-8.
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N. Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it over and over again...
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2016
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My grand daughter was fascinated by this story! Her mom, not so much. She thought it was an odd theme, but my 4 1/2 year old grand child wanted me to read it to her over and over again.
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Julie F. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply beside myself with joy over this gem of a book
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2013
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One Potato, Two Potato is a sweet book about being content. I have read this book over and over to my two little girls and we always have a warm fuzzy feeling by the end.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Texas Bluebonnet Award winner
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2011
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I'm predicting this will be next year's winning Texas Bluebonnet Award book. Mr. and Mrs. O'Grady are terribly poor, so poor they must share everything, even their blanket, their coat, and, each day, a single potato. Then Mr. O'Grady digs up a black pot with the mysterious power to double everything put into it. The O'Gradys are now magnificently rich. Then Mrs. O'Grady falls into the pot and Mr. O'Grady jumps in. The two have everything they need in life, including friendship. I especially liked how the O'Gradys, after coming into such wealth, took the pot back and buried it again, for someone else to find and use.
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Cynthia J. Hardaker
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good story retold
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Kay M
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
This is one of our favorite books! Has such a great message and fun to read. I’ve had this book for many years and all of my kids love it
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