A wonderful folktale from the award-winning authors of Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry CrocodileThe villagers are planting a garden, but Spider refuses to help. He has plenty of rice to eat, so why should he do all that hard work? Then one day Spider gets tired of plain rice and decides to pick some of the delicious produce. Imagine his surprise when the vegetables start talking! The talented team that created the award-winning titles Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile and Head, Body, Legs join together once again for a laugh-out-loud funny Liberian story.The Talking Vegetables is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Henry Holt & Company .

Margaret H. Lippert has taught in the United States, as well as in Guatemala and Tanzania, where she learned many stories. She lives on Mercer Island, Washington. Julie Paschkis has illustrated many books for young readers. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Won-Ldy Paye was trained as a storyteller by his grandmother. He is from the Dan people of northeastern Liberia, and now lives in Seattle, Washington. With Margaret H. Lippert, he is author of books including Head, Body, Legs and Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile .