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A review by s_n_arly
I'd Really Like to Eat a Child by Sylviane Donnio
5.0
This was one of those spontaneous purchases that really pays off. I'd never heard of this book when my son picked it out at the book store. It's clever, it's silly and it even gives some useful information (if you don't eat your breakfast, you'll feel weird and if you don't eat well, you won't be big enough to achieve your dreams). The language flows well, making it a pleasure to read aloud, and is definitely not dumbed-down for kids, which is the best way to add to their vocabulary.
The story follows one day in the life of Achilles the crocodile. Instead of his usual diet of bananas, he decides today he'd really like to eat a child. His parents try to convince him to eat other fine things (a sausage as long as a truck and a yummy chocolate cake), but he will not be swayed. When Achilles finally gets his chance to eat a child, things don't go quite as planned. Splunk, Achilles returns home with a new goal. To grow big enough to eat a child (strangely that message hasn't upset my children at all).
The story follows one day in the life of Achilles the crocodile. Instead of his usual diet of bananas, he decides today he'd really like to eat a child. His parents try to convince him to eat other fine things (a sausage as long as a truck and a yummy chocolate cake), but he will not be swayed. When Achilles finally gets his chance to eat a child, things don't go quite as planned. Splunk, Achilles returns home with a new goal. To grow big enough to eat a child (strangely that message hasn't upset my children at all).