tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47818937750880861392011-12-08T22:29:10.551-08:00Wherein two small fry review children's books and other fine things.Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-36980355008329423512010-09-06T09:44:00.001-07:002010-09-06T09:44:46.220-07:00<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/76S49z51gEg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/76S49z51gEg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-3698035500832942351?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-62199117917727819302010-09-06T09:43:00.000-07:002010-09-06T09:43:06.987-07:00<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S52QS2LDLYQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S52QS2LDLYQ?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-6219911791772781930?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-90853952451019508572009-10-31T08:12:00.000-07:002009-10-31T08:13:47.604-07:00This time, Small Potato reviews her favorite new holiday book, STICK MAN, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Arthur A. Levine Books). Donaldson and Scheffler are the team that created THE FISH WHO CRIED WOLF. (Tiddler!)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpa9QH9klsM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpa9QH9klsM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-9085395245101950857?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-46907761678454447582009-08-28T18:23:00.001-07:002009-08-28T18:25:07.370-07:00Look! The Potato Patch is expanding! Now you can watch Small and Ida's Potato Pals talk SUPERFUDGE by Judy Blume and BAD TO THE BONE by Lucy A. Nolan.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yCBMglpYrO8&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_profilepage&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yCBMglpYrO8&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_profilepage&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-4690776167845444758?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-52505259046727666512009-08-28T18:21:00.001-07:002009-08-28T18:21:58.922-07:00How much do we love this book? Let the Talking Potatoes count the ways...<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gS-xCCV-8HQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gS-xCCV-8HQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-5250525904672766651?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-90730099946174101672009-07-05T18:55:00.000-07:002009-07-05T19:25:22.508-07:00Small and Ida sit down with the talented and delighftul Justina "Chin" Chen, author of THE PATCH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH AND A FEW WHITE LIES, GIRL OVERBOARD, and NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL. (Note: You'll find these under Justina Chen Headley in your favorite library or book store.)<br /><br />She even spilled secrets about her work in progress--a fantasy novel set in the most ethereal place imaginable.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hb5A8DEy7rg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hb5A8DEy7rg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-9073009994617410167?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-17502589553629077412009-07-03T14:51:00.001-07:002009-07-03T14:52:48.074-07:00The Talking Potatoes review A COUPLE OF BOYS HAVE THE BEST WEEK EVER by Marla Frazee and NO, DAVID! by David Shannon.<br /><br />It must be a boy week at the Tater Farm.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LMzElrWpbhQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LMzElrWpbhQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-1750258955362907741?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-43187403601764437712009-06-12T19:23:00.000-07:002009-06-12T19:30:36.437-07:00Who can resist Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music"? Not the Talking Potatoes, that's for sure.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zv34-T7nq1A&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zv34-T7nq1A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-4318740360176443771?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-7231742569340569902009-06-05T18:06:00.000-07:002009-06-05T18:08:25.916-07:00The Talking Potatoes review two favorite books, <em>Watership Down</em> by Richard Adams, and <em>Skippyjon Jones </em>by Judy Schachner.<br /><br />Watch till the end for an impromptu rendition of Mahna Mahna (or however that Muppet song is spelled).<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oQsORFy6i5w&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oQsORFy6i5w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-723174256934056990?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-1616708936458775932009-06-02T19:19:00.000-07:002009-06-02T19:25:27.744-07:00The Talking Potatoes review two wonderful books:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.barbarajeanhicks.com/secretlife.htm">The Secret Life of Walter Kitty</a>, by Barbara Jean Hicks and illustrated by Dan Santat, and <a href="http://www.twobobbies.com/">Two Bobbies</a>, by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery, illustrated by Jean Cassels.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dlJnkZb34yQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dlJnkZb34yQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-161670893645877593?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-1243122927380743492009-05-29T19:57:00.001-07:002009-06-03T09:40:21.376-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rgGhi65KMY0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rgGhi65KMY0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-124312292738074349?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-90885066185120241252009-05-29T19:56:00.001-07:002009-05-29T19:56:56.445-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PebUvJFhiTc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PebUvJFhiTc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-9088506618512024125?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-77569344602996717912009-05-29T19:54:00.000-07:002009-05-29T19:55:55.770-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/scKqFPwEris&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/scKqFPwEris&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-7756934460299671791?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-7899028599105588782009-05-28T19:24:00.000-07:002009-05-28T19:26:07.797-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z3FuP2VvNlI&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z3FuP2VvNlI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-789902859910558878?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-89746179020197126532009-05-27T20:09:00.000-07:002009-05-27T20:10:50.979-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4F8lVMreL_U&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4F8lVMreL_U&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-8974617902019712653?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781893775088086139.post-32678248648015191742009-05-27T08:52:00.000-07:002009-05-27T08:57:47.088-07:00This is where two tater tots will be reviewing books, movies and TV shows they love.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4781893775088086139-3267824864801519174?l=talkingpotatoes.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Martha Brockenbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00921299935406060841noreply@blogger.com0