This was a funny and interesting story. I liked that after the boy tried so hard to hide the squash plant growing inside of his ear he could only do one thing, take a bath. That was the one thing he needed in order to get rid of the squash plant.

SS
Carlos lives in a farm in New Mexico and refuses to take a bath. His right ear start to itch because a plant is growing in there. Lesson: Obey your mother

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This book is fantasy because it involves a pumpkin rapidly growing out of the ear of a boy who decides not to bathe. I believe the illustrations were done in watercolor, colored pencil, and pen-and-ink. ( )

What a funny book! Carlos is a boy living in Mexico who doesn't want to wash his ears. His parents tell him if he doesn't wash his ears well a squash plant will start go grow out of them, and a squash plant does! It is a great story with an important moral of why it is important to listen to your parents.

I would use this book to teach my students about morals and the importance of listening to our parents.