The Boy Who Ate Around
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1994

The Boy Who Ate Around

Written by Henrik Drescher

A boy becomes monsters to avoid dinner, devouring everything but his meal.

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40 pages· ~520L
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Bookroo's summary

Mo refuses to eat his dinner, transforming into monstrous forms that consume everything in sight—except stringbeans and cheese souffle. As his appetite grows, so does the chaos. Can Mo find a way back to normal before he devours the world? What happens when a child's imagination runs wild and unchecked? Discover the whimsical yet perilous journey of a boy who must confront his own creations.

From the publisher

Mo, a little boy who doesn’t want to eat his dinner, turns himself into a series of ever-expanding monsters that eat virtually everything except stringbeans and cheese souffle, including math teachers and entire countries

Awards

The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award (1994)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~520L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
October 19, 1994
Publisher
Hyperion
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780786800148

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