I Will Not Eat You
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About The Book
“The dark color palette and mischievous nature of the text are reminiscent of Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back (2011)—albeit with a different final outcome.” —Booklist
From the award-winning author of Warning: Do Not Open This Book! and beloved illustrator Scott Magoon comes a suspenseful and darkly funny new picture book about a creature who resists the urge to eat the animals that wander into his cave…at least for now!
Theodore thinks everything is a potential meal. Lucky for the bird, wolf, and tiger, who pass by his cave, Theodore isn’t hungry…yet. But then something new approaches. A boy. Has Theodore found a new favorite food? Or something more?
About The Illustrator
Scott Magoon has illustrated many critically-acclaimed picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Rescue & Jessica by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, which also received a Schneider Family Book Award, Straw by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, and Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman. He is the author-illustrator of Breathe, which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Read Aloud and a Best Book of the Year by the HuffPost and Chicago Public Library. Scott lives in the Boston area with his wife and two sons. Visit him online at ScottMagoon.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (September 6, 2016)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9781481429337
- Ages: 4 - 8
- Lexile ® AD490L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
Raves and Reviews
Magoon's exuberant art recalls classic characters, most particularly Max in his wolf suit. . . . Fanciful pretend play for the dragon-slaying preschooler.
– Kirkus Reviews
The dark color palette and mischievous nature of the text are reminiscent of Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back (2011)—albeit with a different final outcome.
– Booklist
Magoon’s bold, angular, digitally rendered drawings capably juggle action, suspense, and comedy. . . . By focusing on Theodore’s thoughts and perspective, Lehrhaupt adds unexpected nuance to this David and Goliath story—it’s not clear who’s the aggressor and who’s the victim. What is clear is that size doesn’t matter and laughter trumps fear.
– Publishers Weekly
Smartly designed, the book features bold digital illustrations full of amusing characters and suspense. For much
of the book, only Theodore’s eyes shine out of the cave’s darkness, but they convey
everything readers need to know to catch the spirit of the story. As the well-paced,
entertaining tale unfolds, the seasons quietly change in the background, and the
endpapers show the meaningful transformation of the gray leafless area surrounding
Theodore’s cave into a lush and colorful landscape—a metaphor for Theodore’s
own blossoming through friendship
– The Horn Book
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- Author Photo (jpg): Adam Lehrhaupt Photograph by Steffen Thalemann(0.1 MB)
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