A Potato on a Bike by Elise Gravel is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This a book made for the very young audience. It has adorable but crazy simple pictures of impossible things happening. Crazy enough that it will bring a smile to a young child's face. There is very few words but they match the pictures. Very cute book!

This will have everyone shouting, giggling, and tickling before it is over! A hilarious set of incredible combinations (a potato on a bike, a flying toothbrush) with a repeating response gets readers, no matter how young, involved and playing along. I can see this becoming a nighttime favorite, as well as a go-to for early readers with easy vocabulary, fun illustrations, and silly subject matter.

First off thanks ORCA Book Publishers & Netgalley for the arc of A Potato on a Bike.

I found this story to be very cute and the illustrations to be adorable. The words described what was in the picture and this is excellent for those children learning to read. They can use the pictures as clues to figure out the story.

This story is perfect for children around 2 years old up to reading age. I showed this selection to my 6 year old grandson and he was able to read the story and he found the story a hoot. I asked him what he thought about some of the situations, such as the “dancing cookie”. He said, everyone knows cookies don’t dance ...that is funny! I said what about the “pickle playing hockey”...you eat pickles, silly!!!

I think my grandson Gets it!! This book is all about fun. Which we had as he read the book and I hollered “ No Way”. When he was at the end I was all prepared to tickle him when he read “someone tickling a baby?” We both laughed at that point.

This book is all about simple fun, and that we had! This is a cute book and we enjoyed it!

Toddlers and pre-schoolers will love this book version of "Have You Ever Seen...?" The question and answer repetitive format is simple enough for toddlers and pre-schoolers to re-read themselves. Cartoon-ishly cute illustrations on the left side accompany silly questions such as have you ever seen a "potato on a bike?" a "sausage reading a book?" "a ball sitting on the toilet?" and are all answered on the right side with "No WAY!" A fun ending can encourage a caregiver/child tickle session. Hopefully, this book will encourage readers to continue and extend the game of "Have you seen?".

"A Potato on a Bike" is a fun board book that will certainly engage readers. I would certainly use this in storytime, since it can easily be made interactive.

Kids will delight in the sillyness and absurdity of this book.

"Have you ever seen a carrot taking a bath?"
"Poop wearing glasses?"
"A fork driving a car?'
"A fly that's talking on the phone?" ... just to name a few.

The illustrations are colourful, full of playfulness and fun. The best part is the repetitive phrase that invites kids to respond to the ludicrously ridiculous visuals. "NO WAY!" The celebrated author/ illustrator has created a book that kids will love to read again and again just for the pure joy of it. I highly recommend this book for kids (and adults) too. It is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and make your heart happy. Everyone can use a dose of sillies in their lives right?

This was a fun, silly book. Great for reading with toddlers and preschoolers. It can be interactive with asking the child the questions and having them respond with the "no way" answers. I think they will enjoy the silliness on each page.

A silly and whimsical book that will make all kids giggle as they turn each page. Vibrant pictures with simple drawings of each described scenario. Imaginative for the littlest of readers.

Thank you NetGalley and Orca Book Publishers for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!

A Potato on a Bike is a simple book for toddlers or young preschoolers who enjoy repetition and silly scenarios. I read this book to my kids once or twice. After that, they enjoyed looking at the pictures by themselves. Then, the book was put away and forgotten.

No Way! "A Potato on a Bike" is a fun book for the youngest of kids. It's funny scenarios (Have you seen a cupcake riding a skateboard?) and repetitive language ("No Way!") will have little kids in fits of laughter and proud to read along with you. It would be an adorable board book to add to your library.

A Potato on a Bike is a fun conversation starter about the nature of inanimate objects. I can picture young children listening with chuckles and responding gleefully with "No Way!" I see this as being a perfect read for toddlers or preschoolers.

I'm not really sure what to think about this little book. For me the illustrations are more suited for the pre-school crowd than the baby/toddler group the very basic words seem to be targeting.

For what it is, I suppose this is an ok little book for the genre. I can see how some older toddlers/younger pre-school kids would enjoy making this into a game that extends beyond the book by creating their own absurd situations.

As a grown up though? I'm not sure how much patience I would have for reading this more than once or twice. I'd much rather listen to Raffi sing Down by the Bay on repeat.

2.5 stars rounded up to 3.

Thanks to NetGalley and Orca Books for providing me with a DRC of this book.

It's a cute book but there's not much substance to it and it's repetitive. It would be perfect for the young readers learning to read because the pictures are silly. It does end abruptly though.

A Potato on a bike by Elise Gravel. Story is great. My 7 year old grandson thought the story was funny. The only thing I think you could leave out is the poop wearing glasses. I received an arc from Netgalley.

This book is so stinking' cute! Great for emergent readers; the repetitive phrase is a great way to engage young readers.

Thank you to Elise Gravel, Orca Book Publishers and NetGalley for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Aside from the "storyline, itself - which is very cute, there are other applications to this book. This read brings together the learning of words and what they are associated with - vegetables, treats, or items. I also think that the young children will enjoy the story!

My estimate is that that is good for years 2-5.



Many thanks to ORCA Book Publishers and NetGalley for this cute story!

This is a simple repetitive book that is great for beginning readers. The pictures are also simple enough that kids can use the pictures as clues to unknown words. It’s very silly and simple, and a book that young kids would enjoy.

A Potato on a Bike was a super cute book! The children LOVED yelling at the book. The pictures were funny. The illustrations were fantastic. The picture of the Poop was a HUGE hit with my 2-3 year old. I can't wait to get a hard copy of this book for my classroom!

Sometimes simple is good. And sometimes simple is simply too simple.

This book rambles on and gets rather tiresome. Maybe if you're two, you might enjoy looking at things like a carrot in a bathtub and poop wearing glasses, and being asked continually, "Have you ever seen [insert weird sight here]?" But if you're the poor adult who has to read this repetitive board book over and over again? As the book itself says: "No way!"

I'm definitely not the audience for this one. It's just too juvenile and uninteresting for me. I wouldn't want to have to read it to kids, either; it's far too repetitive after about the first five questions (and there are fifteen in total).