The Incredible Book Eating Boy
Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets—he’s on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach. And the in...
Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn’t like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets—he’s on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach. And the information is so jumbled up inside, he can’t digest it! Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth? With a stunning new artistic style and a die-cut surprise, Oliver Jeffers celebrates the joys of reading in this charming and quirky picture book. It’s almost good enough to eat.
奥利弗·杰夫斯是英国著名的青年童书创作人。生于澳大利亚，成长于北爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特 (Belfast)。英国新世纪10大图画书作家之一。这样一位才华洋溢的画家，最初启发他创作儿童绘本的动机却是因为──没有人相信他所做的事。1995到1998年，奥利弗以自由画家的身分在贝尔法斯特开过几次小型画展，帮当地出版社设计书封。2004年，《摘星的日子》出版，从此他的作品几乎荣获了英国大大小小的各种童书奖项，成为英国乃至全球童书创作界的一颗超新星。2007年，奥利弗杰弗斯成为联合国教科文组织世界读书日官方指定画家。目前为止，奥利弗杰弗斯的作品在英国的累积销量超过了200万册，图书版权销售到全球17个国家和地区。