Ogre Eats Everything (Dutton Easy Reader) [Hardcover]

Bethany Roberts (Author), Marsha Winborn (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Dutton Easy Reader

"A spunky heroine, buoyant text, and irresistible illustrations make this easy reader a real winner," School Library Journal said of the first book about May Belle and her good friend Ogre. Now they are back, and they are still best friends. But there is just one problem-Ogre eats everything! What do you do with a friend who eats your food, your flowers, the notes you write him, and even the pictures you paint? Beginning readers will delight in Ogre's antics and May Belle's clever sense of fun as she keeps her unruly friend in line.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2–An easy reader that features the two delightful characters from May Belle and the Ogre (Dutton, 2003). In each of three vignettes, their personalities shine through: a patient, loving child is willing to put up with an ever-hungry, sometimes-bored, but always-lovable monster. Beginning readers will enjoy sharing this book aloud as there are many opportunities for using expression (e.g., when bees chase Ogre, or when May Belle tries to stop him from eating her precious tulips). They will also be amused when he learns to read. Winborn's vivacious color cartoon illustrations portray Ogre as a hairy, but not scary, beast and May Belle as a happy, steadfast girl.– Anne Knickerbocker, formerly at Cedar Brook Elementary School, Houston, TX
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From Booklist

K-Gr. 2. Like May Belle and the Ogre (2003), this chapter book in the Easy Reader series tells a story of friendship and farce, with lots of repetition and ink-and-watercolor illustrations that show a small girl trying to keep her wild best pal in line. Ogre treats everything as food. After he eats the tulips, the girl shows him how to plant a garden, and she cooks him a delicious stew. When she sends him a note, he eats it, so she teaches him to read. Ogre doesn't always do exactly what he's told, and new readers will see themselves in the stubborn rebel, as well as in the small, caring girl. The fun is in the sounds of the rhythmic words and the slapstick action. Hazel Rochman
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 2nd edition (April 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525472916
• ISBN-13: 978-0525472919
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,970,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars May Belle's songs make the book!! Just ask my grandson ..., December 16, 2008

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This review is from: Ogre Eats Everything (Dutton Easy Reader) (Hardcover)

My grandson fell in love with this duo in May Belle and the Ogre. In fact, he borrowed it from our local library 2 times, for 6 weeks, because he enjoyed it so much!! Being a doting Grandma I searched for another Ogre book. The pictures and story come together in such a delightful way that adults and children can enjoy all 3 stories in each book. In this volume everything becomes food to the Ogre. He eats May Belle's tulips, so she teaches him how to cook a stew. In the second story he eats her note, so she teaches him to read. And so it goes. Ogre is not a scary Ogre at all. He is delightfully funny. The songs truly make the story. My grandson especiallly loves to hear his mama sing them. I do hope that Bethany Roberts will write many more May Belle and Ogre books.