City-girl Talia misunderstands her grandmother's request that she go to the garden for "root vegetables" but manages to find some she thinks are rude, as well as a good use for the rest she harvests. Includes a recipe for Rude Vegetable Stew.
"Grandma tells Talia the story of brave Queen Esther as they bake hamantaschen for Purim. Talia is confused when she thinks the cookies are called Haman-tushies"--