Join the legions of families who’ve already learned the delights of this pantry gone mad, and hailed Saxton Freymann as the Picasso of Pumpkins, the Rodin of Rutabagas, the Calder of Cabbages.

So sit with a child and read this book. It’s good for you.

“An eye-catching and enormously appealing book…Accompanied by simple rhymes, the attractive photographs burst with color. Use this book to discuss different moods, to introduce the names of many fruits and vegetables, to identify colors, and to inspire young artists to create sculptures of their own.” -- School Library Journal, starred review

“Kids will find the inherent silliness irresistible and be drawn in by the book's visual appeal: the colors are strong, the photography is excellent, and the expressions, derived from the natural lumps and bumps of the fruits and vegetables (enhanced by a few incisions), are surprisingly masterful.” -- Booklist

“Children and their keepers will be astonished to discover how closely the wrinkles, bends, and creases in produce can mimic human feelings… Fun, and useful: what child would not be encouraged to talk about being shy when there is a cantaloupe that admits to exactly the same thing?” -- Kirkus Reviews