Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!: A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z [Hardcover]

Nicholas Heller (Author), Jos. A. Smith (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1999 | Age Level: 5 and up

Nicholas Heller and Jos. A. Smith invite you to the basement where twenty-six mischievous (and very hungry) ogres are eating their way through the alphabet. Expecting something formal? Be forewarned! Munching, nibbling, consuming, gobbling, imbibing, juicing, lapping, and wolfing were never so much fun. The offbeat, clever text simmers when read aloud, and the silly pictures--featuring gleeful ogres in all shapes and sizes--add more than a dash of flavor to an alphabet book that savors messy euphoria.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-Twenty-six hungry ogres (from Abednego to Zuleika) feast their way through the alphabet, munching on everything from anchovy butter to zucchini. As in Heller's Goblins in Green (Greenwillow, 1995), each letter entry is made up of a creature's name, a verb describing what it is doing, and an adjective, followed by a noun beginning with the next letter,. e.g., "Pernilla is peppering her parsnip quiche." The alliteration is sure to please children, even if they don't share the ogres' taste in snacks-"gobs of hummus," "ladles of molasses," "urns of vichyssoise." Smith's brightly colored gouache, watercolor, and pencil illustrations show the fun-loving ogres enjoying their food in many inventive ways. Youngsters may take added delight in searching for the many art masterpieces hidden throughout the pages. An entertaining concept book that's chock-full of clever wordplay.
Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Nicholas Helleris a master of the offbeat, rib-tickling picture book.Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!:A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z, the sequel to his popular Goblins in Green, is no exception.Mr. Heller is also the author of The Giant, This Little Piggy, Woody, A Book for Woody, and Peas.He and his wife and children live in Maine.

Jos. A. Smith has illustrated many popular picture books, including Goblins in Green.His signature artwork can also be seen in A Creepy Countdown by Charlotte Huck, Clay Boy by Mirra Ginsburg, and Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman.He is the author of a book on drawing, The Pen and ink Book (published by Watson-Guptill).Mr. Smith is a faculty member at Pratt Institute and lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow; 1st edition (September 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688169864
• ISBN-13: 978-0688169862
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,966,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, solid ABC book, April 3, 2009

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Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!: A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z (Library Binding)

This book runs through 26 alliterative ogres, each eating an alphabetic food in a funny way. Interestingly, each ogre eats the food of the *next* ogre down the line - Abednego eats Anchovy Butter, Beulah Blows Bubbles in her Chocolate, all the way down to Zuleika, who Zips through her Asparagus. So maybe it's not the best for teaching letters directly. It's still a fun book, and it does mention many interesting foods, great for picky eaters and non-picky eaters alike :)

Love the artwork, btw - can't get enough of it!

5.0 out of 5 stars A favorite at our house among many ages!, December 4, 2007

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Mary Zaitz (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ogres! Ogres! Ogres!: A Feasting Frenzy from A to Z (Hardcover)

I checked this out at the library, and we loved it so much I bought it. We read it often, and my kids have loved it at all ages going on 10! The names are fun, the ogres cute, the illustrations and hidden art wonderful... Good for learning letters, but an advanced reading level for older kids too. Also can help with trying new foods, that never-ending issue with little ones: we'll pretend we're ogres with silly alliterated names. Very imaginative.