There's No Such Thing as Vegetables

By Kyle Lukoff

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.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMZBW2J3
• ISBN13: 9798855080049
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
• Length: 35 Pages
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3