From
the inside flap
“It’s
Penelope’s first day at school, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates.
“But
making friends is hard to do when they’re so delicious!
“Readers
will gobble up this hilarious new story from award-winning author-illustrator
Ryan T. Higgins.”
Review
This dark-humored children’s book hits the sweet spot between
amusing-to-adults and amusing-to-appropriate-for-children. By making Penelope a
sweet-natured T-Rex child─who quickly learns to not consume her
classmates, a lesson without any lasting harm─and the other characters’ mild
response to her actions, Eat is a perfect-for-its-genre read: it sports
a simple (but not simple-minded) story arc, easy-to-spot and multilayered moral
lessons, and laugh-out-loud funny, surprising moments. I especially love Walter
the goldfish and the end-line of this inspired book. Eat is a charming,
funny and memorable three-minute read, one worth owning (if you are into this
genre and darkly funny mindset).
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