The Potato Man by Ted Lewin; Megan McDonald - 1991

Scholastic, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Scholastic, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scholastic, 1991-03-01. Paperback. Good. Good ex-library book with protective plastic attached. There are 3 stickers on the DJ and one inside the front cover. There is a library pocked inside. Lower edges of some pages have light "page turning" wrinkles.

New York, NY Orchard Books, 1991. Hardcover First Edition [1991]; Third Printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; price clipped; some wear at edges; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. First Edition [1991]; Third Printing. Hardback with Dustwrapper. Grandpa tells stories of the fruit and vegetable huckster in his childhood neighborhood, a man he learns to appreciate after a rocky start. Megan McDonald's "The Potato Man" is the tale of what happens when bullies get their comeuppance. It begins with a grandfather telling his granddaughter and grandson a story from his childhood. After just the first page, we are quickly whisked back to somewhere around the beginning decade of the 20th century. The "potato man" in question is a man who drives a… Read More

New York:: DK Ink, , (1999.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A story about recognizing the humanity in everyone - The grandfather recount the story of "When the Potato Man came to East Street, bad luck came with him.. . then the one-eyed, lumpy-faced old Potato Man arrived, scaring the girls and prompting taunts from the boys. Three times the Potato Man caught the narrator making mischief, and three times the boy wound up with extra chores at home. Finally, 'I figured three times bad luck was enough for me,"' the narrator relates, and on the first day of winter the boy finds a way to make peace with the Potato Man." Illustrated in full color by Ted Lewin. SIGNED by the author, Megan McDonald, on the title page. Oversized oblong format. Unpaginated.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.