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THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY
Jeffers, Oliver
● August 2007
● ISBN: 9780007182312
● $14.99
● PICTURE BOOKS
● NSP
● 167 mm x 282 mm
● 32 pages
Henry loves books... but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This exciting
new story follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for
books.
Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake one day, and is soon swept up in his
new-found passion - gorging on every delicious book in sight! And better still, he
realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of
becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world! But a
book-eating diet isn’t the healthiest of habits, as Henry soon finds out...
Children (and their parents) aged 4-6
Oliver Jeffers is a fresh new talent in picture books. He graduated from The
University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours and has since exhibited his
paintings around the world. He works as a freelance illustrator and this is his third
picture book project.
The mouth-watering new book from acclaimed
author illustrator, Oliver Jeffers.
• Oliver Jeffers is a rising international star of
children’s picture books
• His previous books have won or been shortlisted
for numerous awards including the Gold Award at
the Nestle Children’s Book Prize in 2005.
• ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy’ is a highly
original and contemporary picture book – a must
read for fans of Lauren Child
• Includes surprise bite shaped die cut on the last
page!