School Library Journal Review
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 (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Farmer John's vegetables stare dumbfounded at the unusual clothing hanging to dry above their patch. When Carrot explains the concept of underwear, the veggies desperately want in, which sets up the easily anticipated and one-note joke: "The veggies all had...wedgies!" Children new to underwear may connect with the amusing googly-eyed, tighty-whitey-wearing cartoons and join in singing their song ("Oh, underwear is so fine..."). (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Doodler (Rawr! 2013) has penned many books about bears in underwear, and he continues his examination of nonhuman undergarment usage in this extremely silly picture book. A laundry line of briefs catches the attention of the vegetables on Farmer John's farm. Beet thinks they look comfy. Mushroom thinks they might be hats. Then smarty-pants Carrot (wearing glasses, of course) pipes up to explain that they're underpants. Pea thinks underwear comes from the underwear fairy, and Pumpkin guesses that you get them trick-or-treating. But things really get goofy once the troupe of veggies decides to borrow the farmer's underwear and try it on. Small children will be beside themselves as Corn puts a pair on over his ears and Beet wears a pair on his greens. Parents may be less thrilled as the vegetables, once they get the pants on the right end, realize that they have picked the wrong sizes, and trade with each other. Doodler's cartoony artwork, consisting of blocky, colorful figures with big googly eyes on simple backgrounds, complements this comic free-for-all.--Willey, Paula Copyright 2010 Booklist
