The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers is a delightful book. Henry is bored one day and accidentally begins to eat a book. First he starts by eating a word, then a sentence, then a page, and finally the whole book. Henry loves eating books so much that he swallows them whole! The best thing is that with each book he eats, he gets smarter and smarter. Both the story and the illustrations are fantastic. The illustrations are new and different simple cartoon drawings that only add to the fun story. (My favorite drawing is of a librarian examining Henry’s fine list of the books haven’t been returned to the library). To add to the fun of the book, the cover of the book has a bite taken out of it. This is one of my favorite picture books this year!
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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