Cancer
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Independent Press Award
2026 Distinguished Favorite
Tiana A.M. Schenk
Taters Gonna Tate: How Chemo Turned Penny Into a Potato
Cancer sucks. Potatoes don’t. Taters Gonna Tate: How Chemo Turned Penny into a Potato is an adult picture book about cancer, chemo, and the surprising comfort of carbs. Written and illustrated by two women who fought breast cancer and came out looking suspiciously like potatoes, this book proves that laughter is the best side dish to treatment. Follow Penny as chemo transforms her into a full cast of spud-tacular characters—baked, mashed, fried, and more—each one capturing the ups, downs, and sideways turns of chemo. Equal parts silly and sincere, this book is proof that even in the hardest moments, humor can still sneak in.



