The Incredible Book-Eating Boy
Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets—he’s on his way to being...
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Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets—he’s on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach. And the information is so jumbled up inside, he can’t digest it! Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth? With a stunning new artistic style and a die-cut surprise, Oliver Jeffers celebrates the joys of reading in this charming and quirky picture book. It’s almost good enough to eat.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399247491 (0399247491)
ASIN: 0399247491
Publish date: 2007-04-19
Publisher: Philomel
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Humor,
Writing,
Funny,
Juvenile,
Books About Books,
Kids,
Picture Books,
Storytime,
Fiction
What a cute book! It was an accident really, the way this all started. Henry wasn't paying attention when he took his first bite, it was one single word out of a book. Henry enjoyed it so much that he continued eating words until eventually, he was eating whole books! Henry got so good at eating boo...
love the art done on the printed pages, the cut out at the end is a nice touch