Vermont Today says Alexander's wry humor and ability to get himself in trouble makes this an unexpected page-turner. Each chapter — such as "You may be smarter, but he's got more time" about squirrels, deer and woodchucks and one nasty possum — leaves you eager to see what is coming next up the not-so-garden path.

Square Books calls The $64 Tomato "a hilarious and honest look at one man's obsession"

Strand Books of New York City, who has added The $64 Tomato to its famed 18 miles of books finds it "a funny and heartfelt book that "grows" to show that a man and his garden are never very far apart."