Get ready for more potato-related puns than you can shake a stick at. Chip the potato chip is determined to win the Golden Bushel Award in the potato sack race. But there is a new spud in town by the name of Curly who has quite a spring in his step. As the race proceeds, it looks like Curly’s got it in the bag (or potato sack) until he trips over a tree root. Chip chooses the high road, and doubles back to help Curly, who ultimately wins in the end, dashing all of Chip’s dreams of winning. But wait, there’s still a relay ahead, and Chip and Curly would make a great team. The cartoon illustrations keep the race moving along at a snappy pace while the text simultaneously gives a clever nod and a wink on nearly every spread. VERDICT Young readers and their caregivers will get a kick out of deconstructing all the potato puns, while cheering for these athletic spuds. A winner.

One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more—more potato puns than you can count, as a young spud strives to win the sack race at the Spud City Festival. After training all year to win the Golden Bushel Award, Chip learns he must beat Curly, the new spud in town. From pre-race to finish, Breisacher and Heinsz use their setup to share verbal and brightly colored visual puns that children will enjoy.