Children's Literature @ NYPL

Booktalking "The Incredible Book Eating Boy" by Oliver Jeffers

Henry has a voracious appetite for books, and he cannot stop consuming them. One day, he gets bored, so he sneaks a taste of a single page, which leads to a chapter, and eventually an entire book. Soon, he is hooked, and he seeks books of every variety, color and subject matter. Henry loves story books, books about math, science, fact books, dictionaries and atlases. All of this book nibbling leads him to develop more smarts. A book about goldfish teaches him what to feed his goldfish. Snacking on joke books helps him impress his friends. 

Henry eats books faster and faster, and, inevitably winds up with a stomachache. He loves the texture and satisfaction of delicious knowledge, but the stomach pains are making him suffer. The paper and ink are taking their toll. Henry is tasked with finding a solution to his gnawing bibliophilia. All of this book-chomping can have negative consequences. 

The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers, 2006

The illustrations are very creative.