(2) PS Illustrated by Feronia Parker-Thomas. Optimal latke preparation and dipping sauce are often the subject of friendly debate. Here, the debaters are the latkes themselves, shown in the cheerful colored-pencil illustrations with simple faces, limbs, and even accessories. Are red, yellow, or gold potatoes best? What's the superior ­frying substance? (Yellow Potato's answer, chicken schmaltz, combined with its dunk into the sour cream might raise questions for kosher-keeping readers about mixing meat and dairy.) The cat is a qualified judge, and luckily (for the feline!) the latkes seem unbothered by being test subjects. An appealingly silly holiday side dish--just don't get too attached to the potato-based protagonists. A latke recipe with lots of options is appended, but it doesn't settle the debate, either.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2021