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Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories > I'm Hungry!

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I'm Hungry!

By Elise Gravel


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Publish Date

September 12, 2023

Category

Juvenile Fiction / Monsters
Juvenile Fiction / Imagination & Play

Price

$10.95

What else can I eat?

The little monster is hungry. What can they eat? A slice of pizza! But the monster is STILL hungry, so they gobble up the plate, the pizza box, the fridge…until the only thing left is the child reading the book. Burp!

This adorable board book will make the young picky eaters and food lovers in your life giggle at the absurdity of eating inedible things. Toddlers will love hollering along with the repeated text of “I’m still hungry. What can I eat?” until they squeal with delight when the insatiable monster finally notices them!

Praise for Elise Gravel:

★ “Simple but versatile, wacky yet charming, the board-book world is lucky Gravel came to play.” – Quill & Quire, starred review for Potato on a Bike

★ “A read-aloud delight for tots and caregivers alike...Lighthearted and wholly engaging nonsense of the first order.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review for Potato on a Bike

“Gravel captures humor and heart in a simple dialogue between the goofy aquamarine monster and apathetic child. The contrasting pairing provides a classic setup, and a heartwarming resolution brings satisfaction to the hilarious exchange.” –Booklist for I Am Scary

“Will make for a fun read-aloud...Simple, true-to-life, and fun.” –Kirkus Reviews for I'm the Boss!

Elise Gravel is an award-winning author and illustrator. Well-known for her odd critters and unusual drawing style, Elise creates books that are popular with adults and children alike. In 2012 she won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Illustration (French) for La clé à molette. Her books A Potato on a Bike, I Am Scary, The Wrench and I’m the Boss! are also available from Orca. Elise lives in Montreal with her family.

ISBN: 9781459838925
Format: Board book
Pages: 30
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: September 12, 2023

“Gravel’s work here is stand-out, top-notch, and fantastic, providing vibrant fun for young readers.”“I’m Hungry! allows for the youngest of readers to participate in the story's refrain, guess what the chronic eater will gobble next, [and] share in appalled fascination at the creature's appetites…This simple and silly story will likely endure many an encore reading to its audience (and withstand nibbling on its corners). Highly Recommended.”“In Elise Gravel’s new book, I’m Hungry!, insatiable children meet their match…The simple plot’s interactive climax [will be] met with copious giggles.”“Features a ridiculously famished monster whose extreme eating will make toddlers giggle as his meals grow larger and larger…This book also gives parents read-aloud enjoyment.”“An orangey red monster with big eyes and two teeth attracts young children’s attention immediately…Bright backgrounds and a contrasting, playful font convey the story’s humorous tone in a story of unquenched hunger.”