Veggies with Wedgies

PreS-Gr 1—From the author of the "Bear in Underwear" series comes another tale of undergarment silliness. When Farmer John hangs his laundry by the vegetable garden, his "curious vegetables" notice something they've never seen before—underwear. Puzzled by the strange objects at first, the veggies decide to give undies a shot after a bespectacled carrot clarifies the mystery. A comical struggle to get the tighty-whities down and put them on correctly ensues, resulting in the titular punch line—veggies with wedgies. Illustrated in a pared-down, cartoonish style, the vegetables are expressive but hardly more than googly-eyed shapes on colorful backgrounds; the text is somewhat longer than the story merits. Nevertheless, underwear is an endlessly hilarious subject for kids, and those new to the concept are sure to sympathize with the veggies' struggle to master it.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY