*Review* Blue Ribbon Radishes by Kimberly Derting and Shelli R. Johannes

Genre: Children's 3-8 years

Published: January 1, 2024

Pages: 36

Poppy is determined to win a blue ribbon for her cucumbers at the county fair. But Vincent Van Goat is always butting in—as goats do. He gobbles up her cucumbers before the big day! Poppy must come up with a new plan. Luckily, she knows a lot about fast-growing vegetables—and Vincent’s eating habits. If Poppy works hard enough, she might be able to present something at the fair after all. But will it be enough to win a blue ribbon?

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review. 

This is a cute story about a girl named Poppy who wants to win  a blue ribbon at the county fair with produce. Her best friend, Vincent Van Goat, eats her first crop, so she builds a fence to keep him out of her radishes. Unfortunately, those radishes just aren't quite good enough to win a prize. But she still leaves with a ribbon for her wonderful goat Vincent. 

This book used really simple and easy sentences, making it great for an early reader. And I honestly kind of liked the twist that Poppy didn't win a ribbon for her produce in the end. The illustrations were really fun and colorful as well. Overall I give Blue Ribbon Radishes 4.0038 out of 5 stars. - Katie 

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Kimberly Derting is an award-winning author of young adult novels as well as the co-author of Penny, the Engineering Tail of the Fourth Little Pig, and the popular Cece Loves Science picture book series. In college, Kimberly studied biology, but her real experiments are done at home, where she wrangles three kids, one husband, two dogs, a cat, and a rabbit named Thumper.

Shelli R. Johannes is the author of Shine Like a Unicorn, the Theo Thesaurus series, and Florence Nightingale, a new chapter book in Chelsea Clinton's She Persisted series. Shelli is also the co-author of Penny, the Engineering Tale of the Fourth Little Pig, and the Cece Loves Science picture book series. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her British husband, two teens, two needy Goldendoodles, and one super sassy bird.