Henry loves books--eating them, that is. The more books he eats, the smarter he becomes, prompting him to devour them at an alarming rate. Henry imagines that if he keeps eating at his current pace, he could eventually become the smartest person on earth. Unfortunately, he starts to get sick from eating so many books, and everything he has learned becomes all jumbled up. Eventually Henry gives up eating books and finds that it can also be satisfying to read them. The text is straightforward and minimal, but Jeffers\' illustrations (\"created with paint, pencil and Letraset on pages from old books that librarians were getting rid of, the artist found, or people were throwing out\") cleverly convey why Henry might find books so enticing. The cover is a pleasing shade of chocolate, and many of the pages look good enough to eat, with print, lines, and texture from the recycled book pages cropping up in unlikely places (see the front cover of this issue). Children will enjoy sinking their teeth into these detail-rich, delectable pictures. Randall Enos
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| Books | |
| Suitable for Age Group | 2 to 8 years |
| ISBN13 No. | 978-0007182312 |
| Publisher | Harper Collins UK Children\'s (27 August 2015) |
| Author | Oliver Jeffers |
| Type of Cover | Paperback |
| Book Genre | Picture Book |
| Language | English |
| No. of Pages | 32 |
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