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Henry loves books... but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This immensely popular picture book 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...Enjoy this spectacular pop-up novelty edition - a must-have gift for all ages.
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Oliver 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 second picture book project.
Henry loves books--eating them, that is. The more books he eats, the smarter he becomes, prompting him to devour them at an alarming rate. Henry imagines that if he keeps eating at his current pace, he could eventually become the smartest person on earth. Unfortunately, he starts to get sick from eating so many books, and everything he has learned becomes all jumbled up. Eventually Henry gives up eating books and finds that it can also be satisfying to read them. The text is straightforward and minimal, but Jeffers' illustrations ("created with paint, pencil and Letraset on pages from old books that librarians were getting rid of, the artist found, or people were throwing out") cleverly convey why Henry might find books so enticing. The cover is a pleasing shade of chocolate, and many of the pages look good enough to eat, with print, lines, and texture from the recycled book pages cropping up in unlikely places (see the front cover of this issue). Children will enjoy sinking their teeth into these detail-rich, delectable pictures. Randall Enos
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- PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0007320914
- ISBN 13 9780007320912
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages12
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The Incredible Book Eating Boy. POP-UP Edition
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (illustrator). First Edition Thus; First Printing. Near As NEW in Fine laminated pictorial boards. On the paper 'clasp' of the first movable 'book band' it is slightly worn in the centre, but o/w all complete and immaculate - looks hardly used. A couple of light creases to the last 'pull up' lever. All other movable parts/pop-ups are FINE. This Pop-Up version is pretty Scarce. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Impression with the correct Printer's Key - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Text and Illustrations by Oliver Jeffers." Roll up, roll up! Meet the Incredible Book Eating Boy See his fantastic feats leap off the page in this stunning pop-up edition. Henry loves books but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This immensely popular picture book follows the trials and tribulations of a boy with a voracious appetite for books." . This new pop-up edition was published in 2009 following the huge success of the original tale in 2006. Paper Engineering by Keith Finch. Scarce Title. See Images.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. Seller Inventory # 114680
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