The Boy Who Ate Around

by Henrik Drescher

Book Overview

Mo doesn't want to eat his dinner of lizard guts and bullfrog heads (actually string beans and cheese souffle), so he turns himself into a ferocious green warthog and eats around it. Children who have been directed to eat what's good for you will find much to laugh about in this clever story with zany illustrations. Full color.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786800143
• ISBN13: 9780786800148
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Time to eat the world!

"The Boy Who Ate Around" is one of Henrik Drescher's most unusual books I have ever read. Basically, it is about a boy named Mo who does not want to eat his dinner, so he decides to eat around it, which included eating everyone in town. Henrik Drescher's illustrations are somewhat creepy yet humorous at the same time and his illustrations actually make the book interesting to read. "The Boy Who Ate Around" is a great book for children who love reading about imaginary monsters, but for children who are afraid of monsters, might want to avoid this book.

makes a good gift

This is a unique book with an unusual sense of humor that children and their parents can enjoy. (it's a bit twisted, but not too terribly disgusting) It is a favorite in our house! (The book also contains some great vocabulary, like "devour" and "rapscallion".)