This picture book chronicles the incredible true story of how one of history\'s most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the Potato King of the World.
From award winning author Tonya Bolden and talented illustrator Don Tate comes a tale of perseverance that reminds us no matter where you begin, as long as you work hard, your creation can never be called Small potatoes..
He never quit working hard, even as the naysayers doubted him, and soon he was declared Potato King of the World and had five hundred acres and a castle to call his own.
He rented the land and worked hard As he built his empire, he also built a family, and he built them both on tons and tons and tons of potatoes.
But Junius did dream of owning his own farm, so he did the next best thing.
Working for a pittance on a Small potato farm was no reason to feel sorry for himself, especially when he\'s made foreman.
Along with thousands of other African Americans who migrated from the South, Junius walked west and stopped in Kansas.
Born in Kentucky into slavery, freedom came when he was still a young man and he intended to make a name for himself.
Groves came from humble beginnings in the Bluegrass State.
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This picture book chronicles the incredible true story of how one of history\'s most successful potato farmers began life as a slave and worked until he was named the Potato King of the World
