{"product_id":"hot-food-nice-a-silly-read-aloud-about-family-food-and-one-very-hot-potato-for-kids-ages-3-7-hardcover","title":"Hot Food: Nice!: (A Silly Read-Aloud about Family, Food, and One Very Hot Potato - For Kids Ages 3-7) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeal Layton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Rosen's hilarious viral video poem is brought to life in picture book form by award-winning illustrator Neal Layton.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Michael thinks his dad knows everything. That is, until the fateful day when his family sits down to eat, and the potato is a bit hot. Michael knows to blow on the potato before eating, as does his brother and his mom. So why does his dad pop it straight into his mouth? Michael Rosen's amusing retelling of the tale of his dad and the too-hot potato has become one of his most widely beloved poems, with his own performance of it inspiring a meme: \"Nice!\" A funny slice of family life, told in delightful repetitive text, \u003ci\u003eHot Food: Nice! \u003c\/i\u003eis published for the first time as a picture book with bold, silly illustrations sure to charm readers of all ages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Rosen \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet and the author of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eWe're Going on a Bear Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which won the Nestlé Smarties Children's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize; \u003ci\u003eA Great Big Cuddle\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Chris Riddell;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMichael Rosen's Sad Book\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Quentin Blake. He received the Eleanor Farjeon Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor services to children's literature\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein 1997 and served as Children's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLaureate in the UK between 2007 and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2009. Michael Rosen lives in London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeal Layton \u003c\/b\u003ehas illustrated more than eighty books for children. His books have won the UK's prestigious Nestlé Smarties Children's Book Prize and been short-listed for many other awards. He lives in England.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 10.41 x 8.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55152967024931,"sku":"9781536250060","price":23.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8279\/8371\/files\/jYBsUgxGKu9781536250060.webp?v=1779797293","url":"https:\/\/homeschoolbookbarn.com\/products\/hot-food-nice-a-silly-read-aloud-about-family-food-and-one-very-hot-potato-for-kids-ages-3-7-hardcover","provider":"Homeschool Book Barn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}