There's No Such Thing as Vegetables

A hilarious new picture book that exposes vegetables for what they truly are--leaves, roots, flowers, and stalks--by National Book Award Finalist and Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff, perfect for fans of the Our Universe series.

Chester plans to have a salad for lunch, but in order to do that, he'll need vegetables. So, off he goes to the community garden, except he quickly learns that he won't be dressing a salad anytime soon. Instead, the vegetables start dressing him down. According to them, "vegetables" don't exist!

I know what you are thinking: What the bell pepper? Vegetables are totally real! But here's the thing: Kale is just a leaf, broccoli is a flower, potatoes are roots, and celery...well, stalks. Thanks to a lively, sassy cast of talking "veggies," Chester learns a valuable lesson about categories and how they shape our understanding of the world.

With a slyly informative text and illustrations that will crack readers up, the schooling in There's No Such Thing As Vegetables will be easy to digest and is a total treat.

Author: Kyle Lukoff
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 02/27/2024
Pages: 40
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250867841
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/06/2023
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2023
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2024