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Gregory, the Terrible Eater (Reading Rainbow) [Paperback]

Mitchell Sharmat , Jose Aruego , Ariane Dewey
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)


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Book Description

September 1, 1989 4 - 8 years490L (What's this?)
A very picky eater, Gregory the goat refuses the usual goat diet staples of shoes and tincans in favor of fruits, vegetables, eggs, and orange juice.


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About the Author

Mitche ll Sharmat says the idea for this story was planted while on vacation years ago, when a young goat started nibbling on his son's coat. He and his wife, children's book author Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, live in Tucson, Arizona. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0590433504
  • ISBN-13: 978-0590433501
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 7.1 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #886,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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4.4 out of 5 stars
I think this is a great book, I loved it as a child and now my children love it too! J. villard  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Some parents erroneously think this book's purpose is just about teaching kids to eat healthy foods. Anna D. Ojanen  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite funny to very young kids December 29, 2005
Format:Hardcover
ISBN 0590075861 - Gregory, a young goat, likes junk food - all the stuff his parents don't want him to eat. They try everything, taking him to the doctor and even letting him stuff himself with junk food and getting a belly-ache from it. How can they get Gregory to stop eating carrots and eggs and salad and start eating proper, healthy food - like shirts and shoes and tires??

Kids will laugh at the backwards problem in the book and the illustrations, while not superb, ARE very funny. Added bonus, of course, is the message about eating balanced meals, always a hard sell to french fry fans.

- AnnaLovesBooks
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars We loved it when we were kids August 4, 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
If this book were reviewed only by kids, it would always receive 5 stars. As a kid, I adored this book. Kids are amazed by the backwards aspect of this book. The main character is a goat that, to its parents' dismay, eats human foods instead of the usual garbage that goats eat. The fact that the goat's parents push him to eat garbage--exactly what we try to get our human children NOT to eat--seems to make kids laugh hysterically. Kids are very amused by how different what's normal for a goat is from what's normal for a human. Some parents erroneously think this book's purpose is just about teaching kids to eat healthy foods. It is so much more than that. It is about exploring different perspectives.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Gregory the Terrible Eater October 29, 2002
By Travis
Format:Paperback
Gregory likes normal food; eggs, vegetables, fruit, and fish. Normal food, for a normal kid, right? Wrong! You see Gregory isn't exactly normal well not in his family's eyes. To them, normal food is tin cans, boxes, tires, and mostly garbage. Well that is normal food...for a goat. You see, Gregory is a goat and since he likes eggs, vegetables, and fruits his parents think he is sick. But Gregory just wants to eat what he likes. So since Gregory and his parents haven't had dinner together in a while (and mothers like to have dinner with they're kids) they decide to take him to Doctor Ram. Doctor Ram has treated picky eaters before but not like Gregory. Yet, he comes up with a solution. That is to feed Gregory what he wants but to sneak in a little bit of garbage every meal... It is a good moral to the story I think it might teach kids to try stuff before they decide whether or not the like it!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific book
A great book. Gregory the goat only eats vegetables and stuff, to his parents' dismay. They teach him to eat tin cans and tires and so forth. The pictures are adorable.
Published 4 days ago by Family guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood Classic
I enjoyed this book as a child and wanted it for my own "picky eaters". Since there isn't a Kindle edition I opted for a hard copy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Book Elitest
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This is a great book for kids. I read it as a child and bought it because it was a fun read. Gregory and his parents have a problem, they fix the problem with a compromise. Read more
Published 4 months ago by tamethetime
1.0 out of 5 stars Gregory, The Terrible Eater
As a goat owner, I have been surprised at the misconception that many people have about goats and their dietary habits. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Promote the goat
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it then, still do now..
i loved this book as a kid and i still think it's funny at almost 30
the point of the "lesson" is not "don't eat healthy" it's "try new things and keep "junk" foods in... Read more
Published 11 months ago
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Book
This was my daughters favorite book when she was a child. We read it together over and over and over again! She is now an adult and expecting a baby of her own. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Carol Lincoln
4.0 out of 5 stars A similar books kids love
Who Grew My Soup?If you like this book, check out "Who Grew My Soup" about a boy who hatches a scheme to avoid eating his vegetables, but ends up on a madcap adventure to learn... Read more
Published 18 months ago by J. Darbyshire
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this when I was a child
Why must everything have a message? It's a book and not all books teach you something accept for a love of reading. Read more
Published 18 months ago by B. Parks
5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to any library!
This is a great book to be used for nutrition units. The illustrations are fun and children are able to relate to the story line. Read more
Published on April 17, 2011 by Luvs2Teach
4.0 out of 5 stars very cute!
The irony that the Gregory's parents want him to eat junk (like tires) instead of the healthy foods he likes is hilarious to my son. Read more
Published on March 9, 2011 by Christy Long
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