Potch & Polly

By William Steig

A delightful collaboration Born in the company of an angel wearing a clown's nose, Potch has always woken up happy to be who and where he is. Then, when he meets Polly Pumpernickel at a masquerade ball, he does a double backflip, but it's his heart that really goes for a whirl. Polly goes for a whirl, too, and winds up in a fountain after a dance-gone-wrong with Potch. One catastrophe follows another as Potch tries to win her affection. Just when things look utterly hopeless, Polly realizes that Potch isn't merely another annoying short bald guy, and she comes up with a plan of her own

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374360901
• ISBN13: 9780374360900
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Love, Loss, and Slapstick

"When Potch was born, there was an angel with a clown's face hovering over the bed. So Potch came into the world laughing..." He was a happy kid, who turned into an even happier adult. Then one night he met the not so lovely, Polly Pumpernickel, at a masquerade ball. "He was so smitten, he did a double backflip. A moment later the two were dancing... What an evening! The crowd stared as the pair continued to prance and pirouette, to weave and whirl. Polly thought Potch might be the daffy darling of her daily dreams, the one missing piece of her pie. Unfortunately, Potch's timing was off when he tossed the long and lanky Polly into the air, and she landed, with a huge splash, in the fountain. Now, how was he going to win back his one and only, true love..... William Steig's witty and engaging text is rich in tongue twisting alliteration, wordplay and wry humor. But it's Jon Agee's bold, bright, and busy cartoon illustrations, filled with playful and hilarious slapstick scenes and marvelous sound effects, that really steal the show. Kids will revel in all the outrageous dating catastrophes as they linger and explore each entertaining page. With a happily-ever-after ending to set everything right, Potch & Polly is a captivating, fun-filled, manic romp that begs to be read aloud and shared, and is sure to become an instant favorite at your house.