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The Seven Silly Eaters (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Mary Ann Hoberman (Author), Marla Frazee (Illustrator)
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It's an funny story about seven fussy eaters find a way to surprise their mother. |
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Author: Mary Ann Hoberman (Author), Marla Frazee (Illustrator)
Publisher: Voyager Books; Reprint edition
Pub. in: August, 2000
ISBN: 0152024409
Pages: 40
Measurements: 9.9 x 9.7 x 0.2 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00394
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0152024406
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Poor Mrs Peters is the mother of seven very picky eaters. There's the oldest, Peter, who will only drink warm milk, Lucy who drinks only homemade pink lemonade, and little Jack who eats only bowls and bowls of applesauce. Then there's Mac who only eats creamy oatmeal that has to be strained twice, and Mary Lou, lover of only soft squishy homemade bread. And last but not least the twins, Flo who eats only poached eggs, and Fran who eats only fried. As the children grow, so do their appetites, and soon a very tired and frazzled Mrs Peters can barely keep up."...Creamy oatmeal, pots of it!/Homemade bread and lots of it!/Peeling apples by the peck,/Mrs. Peters was a wreck..." To make matters worse, tomorrow is her birthday and she's sure the children have forgotten. But as she drags herself wearily up to bed, her children hatch a birthday surprise plan, and through a series of unlikely events, come up with the solution to all their future eating problems..... Mary Ann Hoberman has written a gentle and entertaining story that is sure to charm both fussy and not so fussy eaters everywhere. Her engaging, repetitive, rhyming text is full of energy and rhythm, and begs to be read aloud. Marla Frazee's bold and expressive, humorous artwork grows busier and more chaotic with each new Peters' family addition, until it almost spills off the pages. Children will enjoy exploring the inticate illustrations, and finding all the silly and special details. Perfect for youngsters 3-7, The Seven Silly Eaters is a marvelous, manic, romp, complete with a satisfying, happy ending that will tickle the funny bone of every member of your family, and is definitely a must for all home bookshelves.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 4
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Mary Ann Hoberman has published more than twenty books for children, including the American Book Award winner A House is a House for Me, illustrated by Betty Fraser. Her most recent books for Harcourt include The Two Sillies, with pictures by Lynn Cravath, The Seven Silly Eaters, painted by Marla Frazee, and The Llama Who Had No Pajama, also with art by Ms. Fraser. She and her husband live in Greenwich, CT. MARLA FRAZEE has illustrated many beloved picture books, including Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers and Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild! by Mem Fox, as well as her own Walk On! A Guide for Babies of All Ages, Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert, and Roller Coaster. She lives with her family in Pasadena, California.
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Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the Peters household brings a new demand for a special meal.
What's a mother to do? Even though Mrs. Peters picks, peels, strains, scrapes, poaches, fries, and kneads, the requests for special foods keep coming. It isn't until her birthday arrives that a present from her children solves the problem with a hilarious surprise that pleases everyone.
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The New York Times (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
Hoberman's riotous tale is spun like a Seussian fable and told, as the Doctor would have told it, in an up-tempo, whimsical rhyme. The preposterous premise sets the comedy in motion, and your suspension of disbelief goes into action ...
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G. S. West (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
My children are 2, 4, and 6. Each is completely captivated by this book. The rhymes are almost Seuss like in their simplicity but the vocabulary is broader. After a dozen readings, each child plays the game of finishing the line.
The illustrations build and offer many opportunities for questions like 'how many cats?' and offer wonderful sub plots.
And for the parents, it offers a comical view of our lives as we try and satisfy the whims of our children's' appetites.
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Carl Klutzke (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
The silly premise of this book is quite fun, and the verse carries it well, but the illustrations are where it really shines. The details are delightful. You can see the story begin on the title page, before you get to any of the words. This one's a keeper.
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Tsila Elguez (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-16 00:00>
When you rate a children book (one that is meant to be read aloud) you rate the book from your point of view as the vocal reader and not necessarily from the kids point of view. How was the reading from your "reading" side? is it one of the books you hate having to go through or is it fun for you as well? this book is definitely a "10" for all participants. The fatigued mother (sorry fathers, the mother is the heroine here), reading the book at the end of her full day and receiving in this book something to address her side and problems (in picture and rhyme) and the child who enjoys reading about other children funny as himself - and always loves to hear about large families. Former reviewers have saluted the rhymes of Mary Ann Hoberman but I would like to honor the great drawings of Marla Frazee. The story evolves from one drawing to the next, through time passing by - portrayed by changing seasons (Summer - bathing in the lake, Autumn - falling leaves), the mother continuous pregnencies, the part of her hobby (playing the chello) in her life - central when she had one child and then forgotten all together (thrown aside) and again appearing in the end of the story. I find it always interesting (and credible) to hear about other people's problems and this is what I feel when I look at the drawings - their house is also in a constant state of a mess (although she does do her best...), the loads of laundry... the ever lasting need to go to the store, fill the house with food (mother and father are again seen with bags of groceries), isn't that what you do all day? very real and very satisfying. I cannot comment much about the rhymes as I read the (beautiful) Hebrew translation but I am sure the translator had a great original to translate from.... I would like to stress again how I love the REALITY of this book - the kids and the house life are so normal. Nothing too pretty or cute - not the kids (each one with his own personality and each one with his own craving), and not the crowded house - diaper changing on the floor, one kid is in the toilet, seven beds in one room. You might argue about the reality of the ending but this is an ending I am sure we all wish for and a perfect ending to this perfect book.
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