Vegetable Friends

by Tony Lawlor, Bruce Kociemba, Barry Duncan (Illustrator)

Getting kids to eat their vegetables may be hard but not with the help of the Vegetable Friends!

Genres: Childrens

52 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Ava · Rating 4 out of 5]

where do i start… there’s a few mixed signals. now i don’t know if i should play and have fun with my vegetables. or if i should chop em up and put ‘em in a stew. celery says “my friends call me crunchy, you’ll love the sound you hear. when you take a little bite of me, there’s no doubt you will cheer!” VIOLENT. VIOLENT I TELL YA. i’m gonna take a crunchy bite of my friend and then cheer?? what the gektart. now im gonna be a meatatarian now cause i don’t wanna eat veggies cause they are my friend. thanks for listening to my review. i hope this will help y’all’s future

[Red · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nostalgia has blinded me for this book and its silly little typos. This is how I learned that broccoli was a flowering plant and so much more. I actually won a colouring contest and got the then full set. I am pretty sure only the red cabbage exists but I saw the carrot several years ago.

I don't know why I loved this whole experience so much but I did. The book has aged semi poorly. Corn is a grain now, and tomatoes are in the air as a fruit. So much has changed.

Little kids won't notice the typos much, it's best for toddlers.

But this book still makes me smile.

[Wendy Peel-Grapentine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a favorite to read to my kids when they were little! They are grown up now, but, we still talk about this book! What I especially love is that it covers a large variety of veggies and discusses how they are planted and used. And does it with very, very clever and flowing rhyme!
It was pure fun to read to my kids and I remember it fondly!

[Peacegal · Rating 2 out of 5]

I certainly can't argue with the pro-veggie-eating message, but this book is silly and dated (it actually seems older than its '90s copyright), and contains some typos. Tiny tots won't mind, but there are much better books out there that celebrate growing and eating veggies.

[Lauren Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book for children wanting to learn about how things grow. In this book the farmer shows the steps of how to plant potatoes, corn, mushrooms,tomatoes, broccoli,and celery. It makes a good book for younger readers.