[.uk] The Seven Silly Eaters (ISBN 0152000968)

The Seven Silly Eaters:
My daughter and I love this rhyming book. We bought an extra copy for her friend's birthday. It is my favorite book to read to her. I bought it when she was 4. She still loves it at 7.

Silly fun which is a joy to read!:
Typically, I am not in favor of books that show bad role models but the kids in this book are SILLY eaters and most of them are eating healthy foods, just not in a healthy way. (Can you imagine living ONLY on milk or applesauce? THAT'S SILLY-- kids will understand that!) What makes this a GREAT book is the language (the poetry is SO fun to read aloud) and the illustrations which show the toll this kind of "silly eating" has on the huge and quickly growing Peters family. I love Frazee's drawings of family life showing all of the clutter and mess generated by the large family. If nothing else, it will make you feel better if you have laundry that needs folding and dishes piled up next to the sink as you take some time out and read to your kids!

One of the BEST!:
This is one of the best books that we all love. The pictures are detailed, creative, busy, crazy - they match the wonderful, playful words... just a delight - everyone should have a copy!!!

My kids can't get enough of this book!:
This is a great book, wonderful pictures that help to teach and tell the story. My kids love it. It's well written and fun to read. It captivates a large age span. Yes the family does end up eating cake, but you can teach about picky eating from what is happening to the mother in the pictures. This book has helped with and led to many good converstaions about healthy eating attitudes with my children (ages 7,5,&3). I love this book!

Best Children's Verse (You'll Like It Too):
This book is a real treat. As so many of these reviews say, I've read a ton of children's books and this one is special. Verse is difficult to write and much of it is poor. But Hoberman is a master. The verse is effortless and surprising. The characters have depth. The story is rich. It is a dramatic read. These are all things that writers try hard to do, and usually end up forcing awkwardly. Not Ms. Hobermann. No wonder she's won a National Book Award for her previous work. The illustrations are excellent too. Though the father never speaks I swear I can hear exactly what he is saying page after page. Similarly, every character develops further through the illustrations. In fact, though you would lose some of the best children's verse around, you could probably tell this story, especially the dynamic emotional ride of the mother, through the illustrations alone. My kids will not outgrow this book for a long time. But when they do I may just have to find some other kids to read this one to - it's that good.