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debbieohi.com
Omigosh, I adore these emotional potatoes from young readers. Thank you for sharing books by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me with your students, @librarygrl2.bsky.social ! (going to send you a DM)
#KidLit #PowerToThePotato #LibrarySky #TeacherSky

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February 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
debbieohi.com
Speaking of potatoes, I somehow missed this wonderful #PowerToThePotato post from last month while I was away! Thank you, @elenastangherlin.bsky.social!
elenastangherlin.bsky.social elenastangherlin.bsky.social @elenastangherlin.bsky.social · Mar 28
Our NP students still talk about the Golden Potato, so we decided to bring it back for Favourite Character Day before spring break. Of course, prizes for our spirit week are golden potatoes! @debbieohi.com @michaelianblack.bsky.social #emotionalpotatoes #powertothepotato @louisrielsd.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
debbieohi.com
A friend just gave me this big bag of POTATOES (a mistaken order and she doesn’t want it go to waste).

Any suggestions for uses? Recipes, dishes, etc. #CookingSky #Potatoes #PowerToThePotato
A 10 pound bag of Yellow Flesh Potatoes
May 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
debbieohi.com
Drew some Emotional Potatoes for @librarygrl2.bsky.social's 4th graders. 🥔📚

Characters are from the I'M books about kids' emotions by @michaelianblack.bsky.social and me; see debbieohi.com/book-series/...

#EduSky #Skybrarian #PowerToThePotato
A whimsical hand-drawn illustration of a young girl with outstretched arms standing atop a crowd of variously expressive, anthropomorphic potatoes, with a watercolor palette and a brush visible in the background.
March 15, 2024 at 12:32 PM
debbieohi.com
Thank you, Julie! #PowerToThePotato 🥔
March 18, 2024 at 1:04 PM
debbieohi.com
I love letters from young readers. They help ground me, reminding me of why I do what I do, esp when I let myself get bogged down in the weeds of the industry. #Uplift

Here's one from Ethan, about I'M BORED by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me.
#LibrarySky #ImBusy #KidLit #PowerToThePotato

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Handwritten letter from a child named Ethan to Debbie, saying he loves her book because it reminds him of himself and makes him want to read more, with a small crayon drawing of a potato wearing a yellow hat at the top. Text caption at bottom indicates that the letter was about a picture book called I'M BORED by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi, published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.
February 20, 2026 at 11:26 AM
elenastangherlin.bsky.social
Our NP students still talk about the Golden Potato, so we decided to bring it back for Favourite Character Day before spring break. Of course, prizes for our spirit week are golden potatoes! @debbieohi.com @michaelianblack.bsky.social #emotionalpotatoes #powertothepotato @louisrielsd.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
debbieohi.com
Thanks so much, Kara! And yes, it was fun to visit with Flamingo, Potato, and the Little Girl again. 😀 #PowerToThePotato
March 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
debbieohi.com
Thanks to @alikira.bsky.social for celebrating #IReadCanadianDay with a shoutout about my book! In thanks, I'm sending Ali a signed copy of WHERE ARE MY BOOKS?, original art, a bibliophile pendant, bookmark, #PowerToThePotato stickers.
Photo of a book called Where Are My Books?, packaged pendant, art showing a flamingo hugging a potato, stickers, and a thank you letter.
November 16, 2023 at 11:53 PM
kenwelty.bsky.social
It’s okay. A little girl, flamingo, and potato have prepared us for this moment. Maybe we will book a Cameo. #PowerToThePotato #ShaveMyPoodle (Man, I miss Ed and Phil Stubbs)
March 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
debbieohi.com
Hurray for potatoes! #PowerToThePotato

I'm curious: I rarely hear of non-potato-farmer people choosing to plant potatoes. What motivated you? Also, what type of potatoes?
March 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
debbieohi.com
Ha! I'm glad your 6-year-old is enjoying I'M WORRIED. When I was working on that particular illustration spread with all the things that Potato was worried about, I asked author @michaelianblack.bsky.social for suggestions on what kinds of things worried him. He suggested WORMS 😁. #PowerToThePotato
Cover of I'M WORRIED. Flat yellow background with the words I'M WORRIED in red-orange. Sitting on the letters of the WORRIED is a worried-looking Potato.
October 25, 2023 at 12:12 PM
debbieohi.com
To celebrate #PotatoDay, I'm giving away one of "I'M" #KidLit books by @michaelianblack.bsky.social & me (winner's choice): I'M BORED, I'M SAD, I'M WORRIED or I'M SORRY: debbieohi.com/book-series/.... #NationalPotatoDay #PowerToThePotato #BookGiveaway

Share post to enter! US/Canada only. #EduSky
The image shows a person in a potato mascot costume standing in a park on a sunny day. The mascot is smiling widely, with large cartoonish eyes and eyebrows, wearing a green cap, green shoes, and white gloves. The mascot is holding a picture book in one hand whose title reads "I'M BORED!" in blue text, and a small Stress Potato in the other. The background includes green grass, trees, a walking path, and some park benches. In the lower right corner of the image, there is a small doodle of a smiling potato with a red heart above it. The image has logos for "PEI Potatoes" and "Prince Edward Island Potatoes" at the bottom. This image features a grid of four illustrated book covers, each representing a different emotion. The top left cover reads "I'm Bored" with a bored-looking girl leaning against the text. The top right cover says "I'm Sad" with a girl lying down next to a sad flamingo. The bottom left cover states "I'm Worried" with a worried expression on a round brown face. The bottom right cover says "I'm Sorry," showing the girl holding a rock and standing next to the flamingo. The colors and illustrations are playful, capturing different emotional states in a child-friendly manner.
August 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
debbieohi.com
HEY BILLIE! Did you want my last Stress Potato? (very squeezy) If so, pls DM where I should mail it.
#PowerToThePotato
A hand holds a stress toy shaped like a potato with a concerned expression in front of the back cover of a children's book titled "I'm Bored" by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi. The book cover features an illustration of a tired-looking child and playful text, “... and a potato,” humorously acknowledging the potato character's presence.
November 13, 2024 at 1:18 AM
healthlifeheaven.bsky.social
Baked, mashed, fried, or roasted  the humble potato always comes through. Crispy edges, fluffy insides, endless versatility honestly, what can’t the potato do? 
#PowerToThePotato #SpudLife #PotatoLove #CarbQueen #ComfortFoodVibes #PotatoesForDays #FoodieFun #CrispyGoals #TaterTalk #StarchSquad
April 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
debbieohi.com
Ha! Very true, Eric. Very true. 😁

#PowerToThePotato
February 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
debbieohi.com
I love your FIMO veggies!!!! Especially the potatoes. #PowerToThePotato
April 11, 2024 at 10:50 PM