I'd Really Like to Eat a Child (Picture Book) | 
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Product Description
A scrawny little crocodile wants the opportunity to bite off more than he can chew. He's tired of bananas; today he'd like to eat a child. But he's smaller than he thinks, and the little girl he chooses for his first meal puts him in his place—she picks him up and tickles his tummy! The little crocodile is going to have to eat a lot of bananas and grow a lot bigger before he can add children to his menu! Simple yet hilarious artwork brings this droll story to life.
Amazon.com Review
Oh, growing up is so hard! There's so much you want and so much you can't do yet. Little Achilles is a crocodile who decides one morning that he's grown beyond his diet of bananas. "Today, I’d really like to eat a child," he tells his mother. She reasons with him: "What an idea!...Well, children don't grow on banana trees, only bananas do, and that's what I have for breakfast!" But Achilles won't be swayed, not even by sausage or cake. And when he happens upon a girl child by the river, it looks like his culinary dream might come true... French author-illustrator team Sylviane Donnio and Dorothee de Monfreid have perfectly captured the hubris of childhood in this droll story. Young Achilles is so darn cute, and so sure of himself, readers will fall instantly in love. And the encounter with the girl at the river bank is priceless. --Emilie Coulter
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Customer Reviews:
• Great Child's Book 07 January, 2008
Our daughter really loves this humorous book! The story is funny and the illustrations are really great! This book is especially a good choice for kids that are picky eaters because it shows in a humorous way that kids can relate too, the importance of eating your food.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1LD676XHEW2Z6
• Eating Child Doesn't Seem Like The Healthiest Meal 12 November, 2007
I have very mixed feelings about this book. The story is simple enough, about a crocodile who wants to eat a girl and his parent crocodiles who try to convince him otherwise, but he goes out on his own to try to find a child anyways. It has such weird things in it like the fact that normally the crocodiles eat bananas. However the illustrations are fun and the crocodiles look so cute, toothy grins aside and the girl is pretty. But she is more daring than safe. And I don't like all of the messages that are being sent (the girl ends up playing rather roughly with the crocodile of her own accord before he even tries to eat her) that I can't recommend this book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2M0RGVSV6YCMZ
• Excellent Storytime Fare! 19 January, 2008
Little Achilles the crocodile is asserting his first stabs at independence to his parents--he turns into a finicky eater and demands some grown-up food. "But we eat bananas for breakfast," his mother entreats. Achilles' parents try to entice him with his favorite foods: chocolate cake (sneakily made with lots of fresh milk) or a long sausage. The parents theatrically pretend it's a disaster: "Boo-hoo-hoo! Our Achilles won't eat" and let the youngster test the waters of his individual power. "Achilles was beginning to feel strange and rather weak all over--which is exactly what happens when you haven't eaten your breakfast," so he heads off for a swim where he spies a little girl. Expounding all his ferociousness to the little girl, Achilles comes across as ridiculously little and cute. The girl grabs him by the tale, tickles his belly, gets bored and splunks him in the river. Achilles goes home to eat his bananas, and look forward to the day he is big enough to eat a child. This is excellent storytime fare from a French author and illustrator team. Do not overlook the fun this story brings forth!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A100YDQ9DIP06P
• Very Good 17 September, 2007
This book is great for those of us with a bit of tongue in cheek sense of humor. Luckily, I'm passing that along to my kids and they think this is rather hilarious.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A20ZZAE2CDCTII
• Sooooooooo Cute! 29 July, 2007
A cute, hilarious, innocent book about a little crocodile named Achilles who decides he wants to hunt down little children, even though his parents keep telling him to eat bananas for breakfast if he wants to grown big and strong. Achilles is a very loveable character, and the punchline to the story is lots of fun. If you enjoyed this one, you might also want to check out Mo Willems' "Leonardo The Terrible Monster," which has a similar plot and an equally adorable hero. (ReadThatAgain!)
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3CN9CCJUNIPKT
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